Research Article

Cationic Bioactive Peptide from the Seeds of Benincasa hispida

Table 5

MIC and MBC/MFC of Hispidalin peptide.

Bacterial strainMIC (μg/mL)MBC (μg/mL)
HispidalinCiprofloxacinHispidalinCiprofloxacin

E. Coli 1003012040
P. aeruginosa 120100120120
B. cereus
S. enterica 804010060
S. aureus 1005012060

Fungal strain MIC (μg/mL)MFC (μg/mL)
HispidalinGriseofulvinHispidalinGriseofulvin

A. flavus 12010016080
F. solani 13012018060
C. geniculata 200180220160
C. gloeosporioides
P. chrysogenum 18010016080

Mean of the MICs from three independent experiments. Hispidalin applied on the nutrient agar plates containing listed bacterial strains.