Table 1 Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of PAFB and PAF on fungi and bacteria.

From: New Antimicrobial Potential and Structural Properties of PAFB: A Cationic, Cysteine-Rich Protein from Penicillium chrysogenum Q176

Organisms

MIC [µM]

PAFB

PAF

Filamentous fungi

A. fumigatus

0.25

1

A. niger

0.50

0.25

A. terreus

1

32

N. crassa

0.12/0.25§

0.06/0.06§

P. chrysogenum

0.50

>32

T. rubrum#

0.5

0.25

Yeasts

C. albicans

1

4

S. cerevisiae

1

2

Bacteria

E. coli

>32

>32

B. subtilis

>32

>32

  1. §0.2 × Vogel’s medium.
  2. #Due to slow proliferation rate the MIC of T. rubrum was determined after 8 days of incubation.
Back to article page