TABLE 1.
Biological activity of peptides
| Peptide | Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) |
HE (LC50)a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli (K12) | P. aeruginosa (ATCC27853) | B. subtilis (ATCC6633) | S. aureus (ATCC6538) | M. luteus (NCIMB 13267) | ||
| μm | μm | μm | μm | μm | μm | |
| b27 | 3.13 ± 0.43 | 4.51 ± 1.56 | 0.78 ± 0.01 | >100 | 0.74 ± 0.33 | ≫250 |
| Anti-b27 | >200 | >200 | >200 | >200 | >200 | ≫250 |
| cB | 0.62 ± 0.01 | 1.56 ± 0.01 | 50.7 ± 0.10 | >100 | 0.46 ± 0.20 | ≫250 |
| cBt | 1.28 ± 0.04 | 1.55 ± 0.01 | 6.33 ± 0.12 | 25.9 ± 0.06 | 0.36 ± 0.10 | ≫250 |
| Anti-cBt | >200 | >200 | >200 | >200 | >200 | ≫250 |
a Human erythrocytes, 50% cell death compared with untreated cells, 1–9% at 250 μm.