FIGURE 5.
Effect of capsaicin on the permeability of bacterial membrane. (A, B): Capsaicin disrupts the outer membrane of A. baumannii ATCC19606-R, AB13-R and AB156-R by measuring fluorescence intensity of 1-N-phenylnaphthylamine (NPN).(C, D): No effect on membrane permeability for propidium iodide (PI) in A. baumannii ATCC19606-R, AB13-R and AB156-R after treatment with capsaicin. Bacteria cells were treated with different concentrations of capsaicin (0–128 μg/mL) or colistin (0–32 μg/mL) without or with capsaicin (32 μg/mL).