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. 2016 Jun 21;9(6):498. doi: 10.3390/ma9060498

Table 3.

Different plant-based compounds’ chemical structure and respective antimicrobial spectrum.

Plant-Based Antimicrobial Agents Chemical Structure Antimicrobial Spectrum
Alkaloids
Terpenoids [74,75] graphic file with name materials-09-00498-i006.jpg - Staphylococcus aureus
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Vibrio cholera
Lectins and Polypeptides [68,76] graphic file with name materials-09-00498-i007.jpg - Staphylococcus aureus
- Bacillus subtilis
- Escherichia coli
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Candida albicans
Phenolics and polyphenols
Flavonoids [77,78,79] graphic file with name materials-09-00498-i008.jpg - Klebsiella pneumonia
- Salmonella enterica
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Escherichia coli
- Acinetobacter baumannii
Quinones [80,81] graphic file with name materials-09-00498-i009.jpg - Staphylococcus aureus
- Bacillus subtilis
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Tannins [82,83] graphic file with name materials-09-00498-i010.jpg - Bacillus cereus
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Salmonella enterica
Coumarins [66,67,84] graphic file with name materials-09-00498-i011.jpg - Listeria monocytogenes
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Escherichia coli
- Vibrio parahaemolyticus