Table 3.
Antifungal activity of A. jacquemontii extracts against five fungal strains
| Microorganism | Diameter of growth inhibition zone (mm) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n-Hex | CHCl3 | Ace | EtOAc | EtOH | MeOH | EtOH+ CHCl3 | MeOH + C CHCl3 | Ace + EtOAc | EtOH+ EtOAc | MeOH+ EtOAc | Terbinafine | |
| F. fumagatus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 ± 0.71 |
| M. specie | -- | 7.5 ± 0.70 b* | 6.25 ± 0.70 cd* | 6.2 ± 0.76 cd* | -- | 9.7 ± 0.41a* | 5.7 ± 0.75 cd* | -- | -- | 5.5 ± 0.70e* | 7 ± 0.706a* | 15 ± 0.77 |
| A. niger | -- | 7.0 ± 0.71a* | 7.5 ± 1.41ab* | -- | -- | 7.7 ± 0.71a* | 6.5 ± 0.71 c* | 06 ± 0.71c* | 6.7 ± 0.71bc* | 6.25 ± 0.70c* | 6.2 ± 0.71c* | 11 ± 0.56 |
| F. soloni | -- | -- | 7.0 ± 0.71b* | -- | -- | -- | 6.2 ± 0.71c* | 9.8 ± 0.71a* | -- | -- | -- | 22 ± 0.81 |
| F. flavus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.5.0 ± 0.11a* | 8.7 ± 1.96b* | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 ± 0.45 |
Values are presented as mean + SD (n = 3)
--: no zone of inhibition, LSD all pair wise comparison Alpha 0.05 a*, b*, etc.in which the means are not significantly different from one another
Positive control = Terbinafine, Negative control = DMSO (no zone of inhibition)