Research Article
Biomedical Applications of Fermenticin HV6b Isolated from Lactobacillus fermentum HV6b MTCC10770
Table 1
Dose-dependent inhibition of sperm motility by fermenticin HV6b.
| S. no. | Concentration of bacteriocin (g/mL) | Mobile spermatozoa after 30 sec of exposure | Mobile spermatozoa after 60 sec of exposure | Motility grade after 1 min of exposure | Motility grade after 10 min of exposure |
| 1 | 0 | | | Grade a | Grade a | 2 | 50 | | | Grade a | Grade b | 3 | 100 | | | Grade a | Grade b | 4 | 150 | | | Grade b | Grade b | 5 | 200 | | | Grade b | Grade c | 7 | 250 | | | Grade c | Grade c | 8 | 300 | | | Grade c | Grade d | 9 | 350 | | | Grade d | Grade d | 10 | 400 | | | Grade d | Grade d | 11 | 500 | | | Grade d | Grade d |
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Each data is mean ± standard deviation; value < 0.05; crit (4.4138) < value (14.5832).
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