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. 2019 Nov 24;24(23):4280. doi: 10.3390/molecules24234280

Table 6.

MICs of H. sabdariffa and B. oleracea pigments against pathogenic fungi using well diffusion assay.

Microorganisms Inhibition Zone (mm)
0 100 200 300 400 500
H. sabdariffa pigment
A. ochraceus −ve 23 ± 2.0 c 30 ± 3.0 bc 34 ± 3.0 b 35 ± 3.0 b 40 ± 5.0 a
F. oxysporum −ve 12 ± 1.0 d 15 ± 1.5 c 20 ± 2.0 b 25 ± 2.0 a 26 ± 2.0 a
P. expansum −ve 9 ± 0.5 c 20 ± 2 b 21 ± 2.0 b 28 ± 2.5 a 32 ± 3.0 a
P. citrinum −ve 13 ± 1.5 d 25 ± 3.0 c 32 ± 3.0 b 33 ± 3.0 b 38 ± 4.0 a
B. oleracea pigment
A. ochraceus −ve −ve −ve −ve 13 ± 2.0 b 15 ± 1.0 a
F. oxysporum −ve −ve −ve 9 ± 1.0 c 11 ± 1.0 b 18 ± 2.0 a
P. expansum −ve −ve −ve −ve −ve −ve
P. citrinum −ve −ve −ve −ve −ve −ve

−ve: No inhibition zone. Mean in the same row having different letters are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05).