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. 2023 May 22;28(10):4243. doi: 10.3390/molecules28104243

Table 1.

Rosmarinic acid and its derivatives are used as antibiotics against several pathogenic microorganisms.

Pathogenic Microorganisms Active Concentrations References Pathogenic Microorganisms Active Concentrations References
Staphylococcus epidermidis 5001
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Enterococcus faecalis C159-6
Staphylococcus lugdunensis T26A3
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27583
MIC (0.3 mg/mL of RA)
MIC (0.3 mg/mL of RA)
MIC (0.3 mg/mL of RA)
MIC (0.6 mg/mL of RA)
MIC (2.5 mg/mL of RA)
[77] Escherichia coli MIC 0.8 mg/mL of RA; MBC 0.9 mg/mL of RA [189]
Staphylococcus aureus MIC 1.0 mg/mL of RA; MBC 1.1 mg/mL of RA
Salmonella MIC 0.9 mg/mL of RA; MBC 1.0 mg/mL of RA
Bacillus subtilis MIC 1.0 mg/mL of RA; MBC 1.1 mg/mL of RA
Corynebacterium T25-17
Mycobacterium smegmatis 5003
Staphylococcus warneri T12A12
MIC (2.5 mg/mL of RA)
MIC (1.2 mg/mL of RA)
MIC (1.2 mg/mL of RA)
Micrococcus luteus MIC 0.1 mg/mL; MBC 0.2 mg/mL [193]
Rothia mucilagenosa MIC 0.1 mg/mL; MBC 0.2 mg/mL
Klebsiella sp. IZ 28 mm at 1 mg/mL of RA [177] Streptococcus agalactiae MIC 0.05 mg/mL; MBC 0.1 mg/mL
Stenotrophomonas maltophela IZ 19 mm at 1 mg/mL of RA Streptococcus angiosus MIC 0.05 mg/mL; MBC 0.1 mg/mL
Streptomyces sp. IZ 26 mm at 1 mg/mL of RA Streptococcus dysgalactie MIC 0.05 mg/mL; MBC 0.1 mg/mL
Pantoea agglomerans IZ 18 mm at 1 mg/mL of RA Streptococcus oralis MIC 0.05 mg/mL; MBC 0.1 mg/mL
Paenibacillus chibensis IZ < 1 mm at RA-methyl ester
IZ 4.4 mm at tannic acid
IZ > 2 mm at RA-hexyl ester
IZ between 3 mm and 4 mm at RA-propyl ester
[194] Streptococcus parasanquinis MIC 0.05 mg/mL; MBC 0.1 mg/mL
Streptococcus pyogenes MIC 0.1 mg/mL; MBC 0.2 mg/mL
Streptococcus salivarius MIC 0.002 mg/mL; MBC 0.004 mg/mL
Staphylococcus waeneri IZ < 1 mm at RA-methyl ester
IZ 5 mm at tannic acid
IZ ˃ 2 mm at RA-hexyl ester
IZ between 2 mm and 3 mm at RA-propyl ester
Staphylococcus aureus MIC ˃ 0.8 mg/mL; MBC ˃ 0.8 mg/mL
Staphylococcus hominis MIC 0.4 mg/mL; MBC 0.8 mg/mL
Bacillus cereus IZ > 3 mm at RA-methyl ester
IZ 6 mm at tannic acid
IZ 7.7 mm at RA-hexyl ester
IZ 9 mm at RA-propyl ester
Enterobacter cloacae MIC 0.1 mg/mL; MBC 0.2 mg/mL
Strenotrophomonas maltophila MIC0.4 mg/mL; MBC 0.8 mg/mL
Bacillus subtilis MICs 5 ppm of AR [181] Candida albicans 475/15 MIC 0.1 mg/mL of RA
MFC 0.2 mg/mL of RA
Bacillus cereus MICs 10 ppm of AR Candida albicans 13/15 MIC 0.1 mg/mL of RA; MFC 0.2 mg/mL of RA
Bacillus polymyxa MICs 15 ppm of AR Candida albicans 17/15 MIC 0.1 mg/mL of RA; MFC 0.2 mg/mL of RA
C. butyricum: C. sporogenes MICs of <20 ppm of RA [190] Candida albicans 527/14 MIC 0.15 mg/mL of RA; MFC 0.3 mg/mL of RA
SARS-CoV-2 IC50 at 25.47 ng μL−1 of RA [195] Candida albicans 10/15 MIC 0.15 mg/mL of RA; MFC 0.3 mg/mL of RA
Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) In vivo 100 mg/kg/day of RA [196] Candida albicans 532 MIC 0.1 mg/mL of RA; MFC 0.2 mg/mL of RA
S. aureus IZ 22 ± 1.00 mm at 1.33 ± 0.01 mg/g of RA [183] Candida albicans ATCC 10231 MIC 0.2 mg/mL of RA; MFC 0.4 mg/mL of RA
L. monocytogenes IZ 20 ± 2.00 mm at 1.33 ± 0.01 mg/g of RA Candia krusei H1/16 MIC 0.2 mg/mL of RA; MFC 0.4 mg/mL of RA
E. coli IZ 8 ± 0.50 mm at 1.33 ± 0.01 mg/g of RA Candida glabrata 4/6/15 MIC 0.1 mg/mL of RA; MFC 0.2 mg/mL of RA
S. typhimurium IZ 10 ± 0.00 mm at 1.33 ± 0.01 mg/g of RA Candida tropicalis ATCC 750 MIC at 0.2 mg/mL of RA
MFC at 0.4 mg/mL of RA
C. albicans IZ 28 ± 3.00 mm at 1.33 ± 0.01 mg/g of RA Candida parapsilosis ATCC 22019 MIC at 0.1 mg/mL of RA
MFC at 0.2 mg/mL of RA

IZ: Inhibition Zone, MIC:minimal inhibitory concentration. MFC: minimal fungicidal concentration.