Table 2.
The MICs and synergistic effects of the magnolol and honokiol against standard MRSA strain.
| Antibacterial agent |
MIC (µg/mL) | Antibiotics∗ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| − Oxacillin | + Oxacillin 50 µg/mL | Ox | Amp | Cam | Tet | Cef | |
| Oxacillin | 177 | ||||||
| Magnolol | 20 | 16 | syn (77%) | — | syn (15%) | syn (22%) | syn (54%) |
| Honokiol | 33 | 23 | syn (38%) | — | syn (93%) | — | syn (93%) |
∗Ox: oxacillin 50 µg/mL; Amp: ampicillin 100 µg/mL; Cam: chloramphenicol 25 µg/mL; Tet: tetracycline 15 µg/mL; Cef: cefoxitin 10 µg/mL.