Table 2.
MIC values (μg/ml) of ciprofloxacin (Ci) and synthesized chalcones when used alone and in combination with each of the chalcones on different strains of S. aureus.
| S. aureus strain | MIC (μg/ml) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ci | F29 | F88 | F90 | F91 | Ci+F29 | Ci+F88 | Ci+F90 | Ci+F91 | |
| SA-1199† | <0.125 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 | <0.125 | <0.125 | <0.125 | <0.125 |
| SA-1199B† | 4 | >512 | >512 | >512 | >512 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| I16.1421‡ | 0.5 | 512 | 256 | 512 | 512 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.5 |
| I16.1505‡ | 32 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| I16.1562‡ | 32 | >512 | 256 | >512 | >512 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| I16.1635‡ | 32 | 256 | >512 | 256 | >512 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| I16.1672‡ | 32 | >512 | 512 | 512 | >512 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Concentrations of the chalcones: †50 μg/ml and ‡20 μg/ml.