Table 4. Effect of CHOS with different DP_n on the growth of medically relevant yeasts.

Results are expressed as minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC, μg mL^-1).

		Strain
Cutoffa	DPnb	C. albicans	C. guillermondii	C. lusitaneae	C. parasilopsis
< 3.5	17	>5000	78	156	19.5
> 3.5 < 8	31	>5000	39	78	4.9
> 3.5	54	>5000	39	78	4.9
>10	62	>5000	1250	2500	1250

^a kDa

^b as determined by ¹H NMR; the four fractions with a DP_n value are named by this value and further details on their characterization appear in Table 3.