Table 1.
MIC values for peptide members of group number four of scorpion NDBPs in comparison to the consensus peptide Pepcon
| Peptide | MIC (µM)
|
Hemolytic activity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gram (+) | Gram (−) | ||
| Mucroporin | 50 | >100 | + |
| Imcroporin | 50 | >100 | + |
| TsAP-1 | 120 | 160 | + |
| TsAP-2 | 5 | >320 | + |
| AamAP1 | 20 | 150 | + |
| AamAP2 | 48 | 120 | + |
| BmKb1 | 16–81.5 | 18.1–90.8 | + |
| Ctriporin | 2–10 | >100 | + |
| Pepcon | 5–7.5 | 20–60 | − |
Notes: “+” positive activity; “−“ negative activity.
Abbreviations: MIC, minimal inhibitory concentration; NDBPs, non-disulfide-bridged peptides.