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. 2021 Apr 19;26(8):2366. doi: 10.3390/molecules26082366

Table 5.

Interactions between compounds from Marynka hop variety and selected antibiotics.

FICI a Index of Different Combination of Antibiotics and Hop Compounds
Crude Extract (E1) Xanthohumol (XN)
Bacteria gentamicin cefepime ceftriaxone ciprofloxacin sparfloxacin gentamicin cefepime ceftriaxone ciprofloxacin sparfloxacin
S. aureus
ATCC 25923
1.5 0.5 0.562 0.5 0.562 1.06 2 1.06 1.5 1.5
S. epidermidis
ATCC 12228
1.5 0.5 0.562 0.562 0.5 1.5 1.06 1.06 1.5 1.06
S. mutans
PCM 2502
1.5 0.562 0.375 0.5 0.375 1.06 0.5 0.5 0.562 1.06
S. sanguinis
PCM 2335
1.06 0.5 0.375 0.375 0.562 1.5 0.5 0.375 0.562 1.06
P. acnes
PCM 2400
2 0.562 0.562 0.562 0.562 1.5 0.562 0.562 1.06 1.06
P. acnes
PCM 2334
1.5 0.5 0.375 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.562 1.06 1.06

a Fractional inhibitory concentration index. FICI Index range: ≤0.5—synergy; 0.5 to 1.0—additivity; 1.0 to 4.0—indifference; >4.0—antagonism.