Table 1.

Antibacterial and antifungal activity of the monosaccharide monomyristate derivatives against gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria and fungi.

Compounds	Concentration (% wt/v)	Inhibition Zone (mm)
		Gram-Positive			Gram-Negative	Fungi
		S. aureus	B. subtilis	E. coli	S. typhimurium	C. albicans
Fructosyl monomyristate	0.02	3.0	2.1	0.0	0.0	6.7
	0.10	3.2	3.0	0.0	1.1	7.4
	0.50	3.9	4.1	0.0	0.0	7.3
	2.50	4.9	4.1	0.0	1.1	8.8
	12.5	6.3	3.1	0.0	0.0	7.7
Glucosyl monomyristate	0.02	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	6.2
	0.10	0.0	2.1	1.3	0.0	7.4
	0.50	4.2	3.1	2.1	0.0	7.3
	2.50	5.2	4.0	2.4	1.1	8.7
	12.5	6.6	4.1	0.0	0.0	7.9
Galactosyl monomyristate	0.02	5.1	2.2	1.2	1.0	2.6
	0.10	6.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	4.0
	0.50	6.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	4.8
	2.50	7.3	3.2	1.6	1.3	5.7
	12.5	8.5	4.3	0.0	1.2	3.6
Positive control a	1.00	11.6	8.8	10.2	5.3	24.2
Negative control b	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

^a Positive control: 1.00% of 4-isopropyl-3-methylphenol in DMSO. ^b Negative control: DMSO.