The Scientific World Journal

Research Article

Balteatide: A Novel Antimicrobial Decapeptide from the Skin Secretion of the Purple-Sided Leaf Frog, Phyllomedusa baltea

Table 1

Mean inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of each antimicrobial agent against the three model test microorganisms employed.
 MICs (mg/L and M)
 E. coli S. aureus C. albicans
Balteatide128 mg/L (109  M)>512 mg/L (435  M) 32 mg/L (27  M)
Sauvatide>512 mg/L (439  M)512 mg/L (439  M)512 mg/L (439  M)
Melittin16 mg/L (6  M) 8 mg/L (3  M)8 mg/L (3  M)
Ampicillin8 mg/L (23  M) 0.0625 mg/L (0.2  M) NE
NE: not effective.