Table 3.
Antimicrobial activity (zone of inhibition) of extracts of root of Murraya koenigii
| Extracts | Petroleum Ether | Chloroform | Ethyl Acetate | Ethanol | Cipro | Fluco | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conc. (mg/ml) | 10 | 20 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 50 | 10(µ g/ml) | 10(µ g/ml) |
| Zone of Inhibition | ||||||||||||||||||
| S. aureus | - | - | - | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | NA |
| B. subtilis | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 23 | NA |
| M. luteus | - | 4 | 7 | 12 | - | 3 | 7 | 11 | - | 5 | 8 | 12 | - | - | 5 | 9 | 21 | NA |
| P. aeruginosa | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 34 | NA |
| E. coli | 8 | 13 | 18 | 19 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | - | 3 | 5 | 10 | 31 | NA |
| C. albicans | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| A. niger | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |
Cipro-ciprofloxacin, Fluco-fluconazole, NA-not applicable