FIGURE 4.
Reduction as well as proteolysis of HNP-41–11 and HNP-41–11mod have no influence on the antimicrobial activity. (A) Changes in the antimicrobial activity against E. coli ATCC25923 were analyzed in the presence of a protease inhibitor cocktail. (B) The minimal inhibitory concentration of HNP-41–11 and HNP-41–11mod was determined against E. coli ATCC25922 under reducing conditions due to the optical density after 12 h. Results from three independent experiments with ±SEM are represented. (C) ESI-MS analysis of HNP-41–11 to detect potential dimer’s after peptide dilution. (D) Analysis of HNP-41–11mod using ESI-MS to detect potential dimer’s after peptide dilution.