From: Isolation of alpha-linolenic acid from Sutherlandia frutescens and its inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis’ shikimate kinase enzyme
Sample name
IC50 value (μg/ml)
S. frutescens crude extracts (January)
H2O
5.1
EtOH
1.7
DCM: MeOH 1:1
0.1a
DCM: MeOH 1:1 fractions
fraction A
2.5a
fraction B
0.3a
fraction C
1.5
fraction D
94.3