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. 2023 Apr 5;9(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s43094-023-00479-z

Table 1.

Summary of mango plant part extracts and their antimicrobial effects on selected microbes

Plant part Extraction method Solvent of extraction Most susceptible organisms of interest Highest antimicrobial activity ZOI(mm) or MIC(mg/mL)
Stem bark Maceration

Methanol

Aqueous

Staphylococcus sp. Penicillium sp.

E. coli

Penicillium sp.

15.4 ± 0.36 (methanol extract)

9.03 ± 0.2 (methanol extract)

10.6 ± 0.2 (aqueous extract)

10.3 ± 0.3 (aqueous extract)

[18]
Kernel Soxhlet Ethanol

MRSA

S. aureus

20.77 ± 0.61

@50 mg/ml

[23]

Seed

Leaf Stembark

Maceration Ethanol

S. aureus

S. faecalis

E. coli

K. pneumonia

C. albicans

19 ± 1.0

17 ± 0.3

17 ± 0

18 ± 1.0

14 ± 1.0 (Seed extract)

[24]

Leaf

Kernel

Maceration Methanol

S. aureus

Salmonella sp.

E. coli

20.70 ± 1.05

15.20 ± 01.04

16.20 ± 0.96 (Kernel extract)

[4]
Leaves Maceration

Methanol

Water

S. aureus isolates S. aureus strains MIC 1.8–7.5 & MBC 15.1–45.3 [26]

Leaf

Stem

Maceration

Water

chloroform

MRSA

17.0

aq.leaf extract @ 120 mg/ml

[15]
Leaves Decoction Water

C. albicans

Aspergillus flavus

A. niger

A. fumigatus

18.0 ± 2.0

12.1 ± 2.0

11.0 ± 1.0

8.33 ± 0.58 @40 mg/ml

[28]
Leaves Decoction Water Plasmodium berghei 55% P.berghei reduction [27]