Cationic Bioactive Peptide from the Seeds of Benincasa hispida

Table 1

Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of FPLC and HPLC fractions.

Fractions	Zone diameter (mm) of fractions at 40 µg/mL concentration	% lipid peroxide inhibition by fractions at 40 µg/mL concentration	DPPH % inhibition at 40 µg/mL concentration
FPLC-P1	—	3.4 ± 0.3	17.8 ± 1.0
FPLC-P2	—	6.5 ± 0.6	19.6 ± 2.1
FPLC-P3	—	11.8 ± 1.0	12.1 ± 1.1
FPLC-P4	9	31.0 ± 2.7	18.9 ± 1.2
FPLC-P5	15	53.9 ± 6.0	64.1 ± 5.4
HPLC-P1	29	72.3 ± 6.82	76.83 ± 6.93
HPLC-P2	12	54.8 ± 7.83	48.93 ± 5.53
Standard	(Ciprofloxacin) 22	(α-Tocopherol) 64.76	(α-Tocopherol) 77.7

Data are represented as means ± SD.