(1) anti-Gram+ & Gram-; (2) Pentadactylin inhibited the growth of reference strains of both Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus group B) but potencies were relatively low (MIC values in the range 25–200 AM).
Table 1. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (uM) and hemolytic activities (uM) of eynthetic replicates of pentadactylin isolated from L. pentadactylus skin secretions
Reference strain
| MIC
| Escherichia coli ATCC 25922
| 25
| Klebsiella pneumoniae KK3 9904 | 100
| Enterobacter cloacae HNTCC 53001 | 50
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 | 100
| Proteus mirabilis ATCC 25933 | > 200
| Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 8325 | 200
| Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A | 100
| Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 | 200
| Streptococcus Group B HNTCC 80130 | 50
| Candida albicans ATCC 90028 | > 200
| LD50 erythrocytes | > 400 (29)
| The value in parenthesis represents the % hemolysis at 400 uM.
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