Table 3 Antimicrobial activities of peptides against antibiotic-resistant bacterial isolates
From: Dimerization of cell-penetrating buforin II enhances antimicrobial properties
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria | Antimicrobial activity (MIC: μM) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Magainin II | K-(magainin II)2 | Buforin II | K-(buforin II)2 | |
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (1) [MRSA (1)] | 16.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2) [MRSA (2)] | 16.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0.5 |
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (1) | 32.0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 1.0 |
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (2) | 16.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 |