Peptide Extract from Red Kidney Beans, Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae), Shows Promising Antimicrobial, Antibiofilm, and Quorum Sensing Inhibitory Effects
Table 1
MIC, MFC, MBC, microbistatic, and microbicidal effects of peptide extract.
Organism (gram status)
MIC (mg/mL) extract
MBC (mg/mL) extract
MBC/MIC
Effect
MIC (μg/mL) gentamicin
Candida albicans (fungi)
1.25
>2.5
>2
STATIC
8.00
Staphylococcus aureus (+)
2.50
>2.5
>1
STATIC
12.50
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (−)
1.25
>2.5
>1
STATIC
6.25
Escherichia coli (−)
2.50
>2.5
>2
STATIC
12.50
Enterococcus faecalis (+)
2.50
>2.5
>2
STATIC
6.25
For C. albicans, MFC was determined. The ratio determined is MFC/MIC. Fluconazole was used for C. albicans.