Table 1.
Plant extracts b | Human T cells growth inhibition %c | M. tubercolosis growth inhibition %d | ||
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50μg/ml | 5μg/ml | 50μg/ml | 5μg/ml | |
B-H | A | I | A | I |
B-E | I | I | A | I |
B-M | A | I | I | I |
L-H | A | I | +/- | I |
L-E | I | I | I | I |
L-M | +/- | I | I | I |
S-H | A | I | +/- | I |
S-E | +/- | I | I | I |
S-M | I | I | I | I |
Inhibition of growth: A (≥ 70%), +/− (<70% & ≥30%), I (< 30%)
Plant extracts: M (MeOH), E (EtOAc), H (hexane) obtained from: B (bark), L (leaves), S (stem).
DMSO control growth normalized to 100%.
Rifampicin (5 μg/ml) and isoniazid (50 μg/ml) yielded 99.0% and 96.7% inhibition, respectively.