Figure 3. The chemerin-derived peptide 4 (Val⁶⁶-Pro⁸⁵) strongly inhibits growth of E. coli.

Chemically synthesized chemerin peptides (p1-p14) were tested against E. coli HB101 using the microtitre broth dilution assay (A) or against E. coli ATCC 25922 using radial diffusion assay (RDA) in physiological 0.15 M NaCl (B) or low salt concentration (C). Bacteria were incubated with the peptides at 100 µM. The results are expressed as the mean ± SD of three independent experiments.