Table 3.

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bacterial concentration (MBC) of three isolated sub-fractions against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 and Streptococcus mutans Ingbritt 1600.

Sample	Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923		Streptococcus mutans Ingbritt 1600
	MIC (μg/mL)	MBC (μg/mL)	MIC (μg/mL)	MBC (μg/mL)
Sub-fraction 1	1.5–3.1	26–53	3.1–6.25	53–106
Sub-fraction 2	> 210	> 210	> 210	> 210
Sub-fraction 3	> 210	> 210	> 210	> 210
Positive control*	1.5–3.1	3.1–6.25	0.75–1.5	1.5–3.1

*Positive control: digluconate chlorhexidine 0.12% – Sigma^®.

Experiments carried out in triplicate.