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Tasmanian Devil's Milk Contains Powerful Antibiotics

25.10.2016

Scientists from the University of Sydney (Australia) have synthesized a protein that mimics the milk protein of the Tasmanian devil, which has antibiotic properties. At the same time, the substance is active even against bacteria that are resistant to traditional antibiotics.

The study showed that the substance copes with such pathogens of dangerous infections as Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus aureus. This protein, the structure of which scientists "peeped" from the Australian marsupial, was named cathelycidin.

Interest in the Tasmanian devil is due to the fact that these animals successfully carry young in bags, despite an unsafe environment with a lot of bacteria. Since the immune system of these animals is quite primitive, scientists began to look for an answer in a different direction. And they found it by studying the characteristics of the milk of a female Tasmanian devil. It turned out that a special protein found in milk is absent in other mammals or is present, but in small quantities.

The authors of the study hope that their discovery will allow the creation of new drugs that are effective against the so-called superbugs that do not respond to existing antibiotics. The problem of antibiotic resistance has been rapidly exacerbated in recent decades; according to WHO estimates, about 700 patients per year die from diseases caused by such bacteria, and this figure is constantly growing.

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