Table 3. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 10% DMSO and acetone dissolved extracts of plant species reported to those reported in the literature.
| Studied plants and extractants | Minimum inhibitory concentration (μg/mL) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMSO dissolved extract | acetone dissolved extract | Previously reported antibacterial activities | ||||||||
| Sn | Studied species | Species reported in literature | Extracting solvent | Ec (ATCC 25922) | Kp (ATCC 10031) | Ec (ATCC 25922) | Kp (ATCC 10031) | Ec | Kp | Reference |
| 1 | Acacia melanoxylon R.Br. | Acacia nilotica | ethanol 80% | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | 19.5 | 9.75 | [34] |
| 2 | Acacia retinoides Schltdl. | Acacia nilotica | ethanol 80% | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | 19.5 | 9.75 | [34] |
| 3 | Adiantum raddianum C.Presl. | Adiantum venustum | methanol | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | 15.6 | 7.81 | [35] |
| 4 | Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K. Schum. | Alpinia galanga (L.) Wild | methanol | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | 80 | 160 | [36] |
| 5 | Curcuma longa L. | Curcuma malabarica | n-hexane | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | 1024 | - | 10 | [37] |
| 6 | Erythrina crista-galli L. | Erythrina sigmoidea | methanol | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | 16 | 64 | [38] |
| 7 | Ficus carica L. | Ficus bubu Warb. | methanol | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | 39.1 | - | [39] |
| 8 | Garcinia spicata Hook.f. | Garcinia smeathmannii Oliver | methanol | >1024 | 512 | >1024 | 512 | 39.1 | 78.1 | [40] |
| 9 | Garcinia tinctoria (DC.) W. Wight | Garcinia smeathmannii Oliver | methanol | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | 39.1 | 78.1 | [40] |
| 10 | Paeonia officinalis L. | Paeonia broteroi Boiss. & Reut. | acetone (Multiple*) | 256 | 128 | 256 | 128 | - | 250 | [41] |
| 11 | Satureja montana L. | Satureja hortensis L. | methanol | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | >1024 | 250 | - | [31] |
* Five extraction solvents of varying polarities were used in the reference article, all giving the same MIC value.