Table 1.
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of M. acuminata extracts
| SAMPLE | MIC of Samples against Tested Microorganisms (mg/mL) | ||||||||
|
E. coli Clinical |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC |
Klebsiella pneumonia Clinical |
Clostridium sporogens Clinical |
MRSA Reference |
Shigella Clinical |
MRSA Clinical |
Candida albicans NCTC |
C. pseudotropicalis NCTC |
|
| n-Hexane | >40 | >40 | >40 | 40 | >40 | >40 | >40 | 40 | 20 |
| Ethyl acetate | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| n-Butanol | >40 | >40 | >40 | >40 | 40 | >40 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
| Aqueous | >40 | >40 | >40 | >40 | 40 | >40 | >40 | >40 | >40 |
| Isolated Compound | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | >4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| Acrifla-vin (mg/L) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 8 | *8 | *8 |
*
MIC of ketoconazole; MIC of 50% aqueous methanol and Tween 80 as negative controls: > 40 mg/mL