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. 2023 Dec 27;13(1):93. doi: 10.3390/plants13010093

Table 6.

In vitro antibacterial effects of D. carota subspecies.

DC Subspecies Plant Organ, Location Treatment Detail Concentration/MICs References
carota Herbs and umbels, Poland Essential oil (hydrodistillation) Inhibitory effects against Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus. MIC = 3–5 μL/mL [8]
Inhibitory effects against Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. MIC = ≥8 μL/mL
Ripe and unripe fruits, flowers, roots, leaves. and stems; Serbia All oils; strongest inhibitory effects against Bacillus cereus: MIC = 5.0–50.0 μL/mL [69]
Ripe fruit oil; MIC = 5.0–25.0 μL/mL
Unripe fruit oil; MIC = 10.0–25.0 μL/mL
Flower oil; MIC = 50.0–400.0 μL/mL
Root oil; MIC = 5.0–150.0 μL/mL
Stem oil; MIC = 25.0–250.0 μL/mL
Leaf oil. MIC = 25.0–350.0 μL/mL
Ripe umbels, Portugal Bacillus subtilis, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus. MIC = 0.32–0.64 μL/mL [66]
Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. MIC > 10 μL/mL
Leaves, flower, petals, and fruits;
Uzbekistan
Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus. MIC = 6–7 μL/mL [71]
The aerial parts, France Essential oil (vapor distillation) Inhibitory effects against C. jejuni, C. coli, and C. lari. MIC = 250 μg/mL [5]
Inhibitory effects against C. jejuni F38O11, LV7, and LV9 clinical isolates vs. human isolate LV11. MIC = 250 µg/mL vs.
MIC = 500 µg/mL
Inhibitory effects against C. jejuni LM7A. MIC = 250 µg/mL
Inhibitory effects against C. jejuni Lme27A. MIC = 125 µg/mL
Umbels, Tunisia Essential oil (hydrodistillation) and supercritical CO2 extracts Inhibitory effects against Escherichia coli ATCC 35218 and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 43300. MIC > 2.5% (v/v) [9]
Umbels, Lebanon Daucus carota (DC) aqueous and methanolic extracts Inhibitory effects against Staphylococcus aureus meti S and meti R: [97]
Aqueous extract; MIC = 20 mg/mL
Methanolic extract. MIC = 10 mg/mL
maritimus Flowers and roots, Tunisia Essential oil (hydrodistillation) Inhibitory effects against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. MIC = 1.25–5 mg/mL [76]
Flower oil: more effective against E. coli (ESLβ). MIC = 1.25 mg/mL
Root oil: more effective against S. aureus, S. pneumonia, Shigella spp., and E. faecalis. MIC = 1.25 mg/mL
hispanicus Roots and aerial parts, Algeria Aerial part oil: [77]
Inhibitory effects against B. subtilis; MIC = 1.2 mg/mL
Inhibitory effects against S. aureus.
Root oil:
MIC = 4.8 mg/mL
Inhibitory effects against B. subtilis; MIC = 1.5 mg/mL
Inhibitory effects against S. aureus. MIC = 4.2 mg/mL
maximus Green seeds, Italy Essential oil (steam distillation) Inhibitory effects against Gram-positive strains (Staphylococcus and six out of twenty-five L. monocytogenes strains) and Grams-negative strains (Acinetobacter and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia ICE272). MIC = 1.25–2.5 μL/mL [75]