Cationic Bioactive Peptide from the Seeds of Benincasa hispida

Table 3

Antibacterial activity of Hispidalin (40 µg/mL) peptide using disc diffusion activity.

Bacterial strain	Zone diameter (mm) of peptide	Zone diameter (mm) of ciprofloxacin
E. coli	26 ± 2	29 ± 1.5
P.  aeruginosa	24 ± 1.5	21 ± 2
B.  cereus	—	—
S.  enterica	29 ± 1	28 ± 1.5
S.  aureus	25 ± 2	29 ± 2

Data are represented as means of triplicate ± SD.