Table 1.
Antibacterial activities of different Carissa carandas fruit extracts
| Carissa carandas fruit extracts | Cutibacterium acnes | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus aureus | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IZ (mm) | MIC (mg/mL) | MBC (mg/mL) | IZ (mm) | MIC (mg/mL) | MBC (mg/mL) | IZ (mm) | MIC (mg/mL) | MBC (mg/mL) | |
| Fresh unripe | 9.00±1.00 | 6.25 | 12.5 | 7.33±0.58 | 12.5 | 50.0 | ND | - | - |
| Fresh ripe | 7.67±0.58 | 6.25 | 12.5 | 7.00±0.00 | 12.5 | 50.0 | ND | - | - |
| Fresh fully ripe | 7.00±0.00 | 6.25 | 12.5 | 7.00±0.00 | 12.5 | 50.0 | ND | - | - |
| Dried unripe | 12.33±1.15 | 6.25 | 12.5 | 7.67±0.58 | 12.5 | 50.0 | 8.00±1.00 | 12.5 | 25.0 |
| Dried ripe | 11.33±1.53 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 7.33±0.58 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 7.33±0.58 | 12.5 | 25.0 |
| Dried fully ripe | 6.67±0.58 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 7.00±0.00 | 12.5 | 100.0 | 6.67±0.58 | 12.5 | 25.0 |
| Ampicillin 10 ug/ml | - | - | - | 9.00±1.00 | 0.0625 | >0.5 | 21.00±1.00 | 0.03125 | >0.25 |
| Clindamycin 2 ug/ml | 26.33±0.58 | 0.0125 | 0.05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
IZ: Inhibition zone, MIC: Minimum inhibitory concentration, MBC: Minimal bactericidal concentration, ND: Not detected; -: Not tested