TABLE 3.

Inhibitory potential (IP) of the pulp and seed phenolic extracts of S. cumini (L.) Skeels against the evaluated bacteria.

Bacteria	Phenolic extract
	Pulp			Seed
	Concentration (mg GAE/g of pulp)	Extract dilution	IP	Concentration (mg GAE/g of seed)	Extract dilution	IP
E. coli	0.78	1:2	7.07	11.29	1:2	>8.00
	0.39	1:4	1.60	5.65	1:4	6.86
	0.19	1:8	1.49	2.82	1:8	3.90
P. aeruginosa	0.78	1:2	3.50	11.29	1:2	>8.00
	0.39	1:4	1.50	5.65	1:4	6.09
	0.19	1:8	0.97	2.82	1:8	2.22
Salmonella Typhimurium	0.78	1:2	3.82	11.29	1:2	>8.00
	0.39	1:4	1.58	5.65	1:4	>8.00
	0.19	1:8	1.07	2.82	1:8	4.18
L. monocytogenes	0.78	1:2	3.83	11.29	1:2	>8.00
	0.39	1:4	1.94	5.65	1:4	>8.00
	0.19	1:8	0.81	2.82	1:8	4.11
S. aureus	0.78	1:2	3.89	11.29	1:2	>8.00
	0.39	1:4	0.76	5.65	1:4	>8.00
	0.19	1:8	N.I.	2.82	1:8	>8.00
				1.41	1:16	>8.00

GAE, gallic acid equivalent. IP, inhibitory potential equal to 1 indicates 10-fold inhibition compared to the control, due to logarithmic scale; N.I., no inhibition. *We considered no inhibition when bacterial populations between treatment and control differed by less than twofold (IP ¡ 0.301).