Spermicidal Activity of the Safe Natural Antimicrobial Peptide Subtilosin
Figure 1
Subtilosin A immobilizes human spermatozoa in a
dose-dependent manner. The percentage of motile
spermatozoa in pooled whole semen was determined 30 seconds after mixing with
subtilosin A, at different final concentrations, as indicated. All data were
adjusted to a normal control motility of 70% and subjected to arcsine
transformation before further analysis. Values are expressed as average %
motility. Error bars are 90% confidence limits.