Figure 7.
CP sequesters Zn(II) from microbes employing the His6 site. (A) Antimicrobial activity of CP-Ser and variants against L. plantarum (t = 20 h, 30 °C, 150 rpm) (mean ± SEM, n = 3). (B) L. plantarum growth in CP-treated or untreated medium in the absence or presence of a 10-μM Zn(II) supplement (t = 20 h, 30 °C, 150 rpm) (mean ± SEM, n = 3). (C) C. albicans growth in Zn(II)-depleted Tris:dYPD medium in the absence or presence of a 7-μM Zn(II) supplement (37 °C, 150 rpm) (mean ± SEM, n = 3).
