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Table 1 Antimicrobial activity of plant extracts against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213

From: Prenylated flavonoid-enriched fraction from Maclura tinctoria shows biological activity against Staphylococcus aureus and protects Galleria mellonella larvae from bacterial infection

Extract

Family

Species

Voucher number –VIC

Inhibition zone (mm)*

MIC (mg/mL)

2FO

Caesalpinioideae

Senna macranthera

40.533

0.0

2FA

Senna macranthera

 

0.0

2GO

Senna macranthera

 

0.0

2GA

Senna macranthera

 

0.0

4FO

Mimosoideae

Anadenanthera peregrina

40.213

10.0 ± 1.0

0.62

4FA

Anadenanthera peregrina

 

13.0 ± 1.0

0.31

4GO

Anadenanthera peregrina

 

9.0 ± 1,4

0.62

4GA

Anadenanthera peregrina

 

9.6 ± 0.6

0.62

6FO

Siparunaceae

Siparuna guianensis

40.409

0.0

6FA

Siparuna guianensis

 

0.0

6GO

Siparuna guianensis

 

0.0

6GA

Siparuna guianensis

 

7.0 ± 0.0

2.5

8FO

Rubiaceae

Bathysa nicholsonii

40.273

6.6 ± 1.1

10.0

8FA

Bathysa nicholsonii

 

6.3 ± 0.6

1.25

8GO

Bathysa nicholsonii

 

9.3 ± 0,6

0.62

8GA

Bathysa nicholsonii

 

0.0

9FO

Salicaceae

Casearia sylvestris

40.390

0,0

9FA

Casearia sylvestris

 

0.0

9GO

Casearia sylvestris

 

0.0

9GA

Casearia sylvestris

 

0.0

10FO

Moraceae

Ficus eximia

40.263

0.0

10FA

Ficus eximia

 

0.0

10GO

Ficus eximia

 

0.0

10GA

Ficus eximia

 

0.0

11FO

Moraceae

Maclura tinctoria

40.269

15.0 ± 1.0

0.08

11FA

Maclura tinctoria

 

10.0 ± 1.7

1.25

11GO

Maclura tinctoria

 

0.0

11GA

Maclura tinctoria

 

0.0

12FO

Sapindaceae

Allophylus sericeus

40.333

0.0

12FA

Allophylus sericeus

 

0.0

12GO

Allophylus sericeus

 

0.0

12GA

Allophylus sericeus

 

0.0

14FO

Meliaceae

Trichilia pallida

40.287

0.0

14FA

Trichilia pallida

 

0.0

14GO

Trichilia pallida

 

0.0

14GA

Trichilia pallida

 

0.0

16FO

Nyctaginaceae

Guapira opposita

40.227

0.0

16FA

Guapira opposita

 

0.0

16GO

Guapira opposita

 

0.0

16GA

Guapira opposita

 

0.0

18FO

Malvaceae

Ceiba speciosa

40.342

0.0

18FA

Ceiba speciosa

 

0.0

18GO

Ceiba speciosa

 

6.6 ± 0.6

1,25

18GA

Ceiba speciosa

 

0.0

22FO

Euphorbiaceae

Alchornea glandulosa

40.485

0.0

22FA

Alchornea glandulosa

 

7.3 ± 1.1

1.25

22GO

Alchornea glandulosa

 

0.0

22GA

Alchornea glandulosa

 

0.0

23FO

Annonaceae

Annona sylvatica

40.508

0.0

23FA

Annona sylvatica

 

0.0

23GO

Annona sylvatica

 

0.0

23GA

Annona sylvatica

 

0.0

24FO

Melastomataceae

Miconia petropolitana

40.397

19.0 ± 0.0

0.31

24FA

Miconia petropolitana

 

0.0

24GO

Miconia petropolitana

 

14.0 ± 1.73

0,31

24GA

Miconia petropolitana

 

0.0

28FO

Mimosoideae

Piptadenia gonoacantha

40.225

0.0

28FA

Piptadenia gonoacantha

 

10.0 ± 0.0

0.62

28GO

Piptadenia gonoacantha

 

8.0 ± 0.0

1.25

28GA

Piptadenia gonoacantha

 

8.3 ± 1.1

1.25

29FA

Apocynaceae

Tabernaemontana hystrix

40.611

8.6 ± 0.6

1.25

29GO

Tabernaemontana hystrix

 

12.6 ± 0.6

1.25

29GA

Tabernaemontana hystrix

 

0.0

30FO

Rubiaceae

Psychotria vellosiana

40.282

0.0

30FA

Psychotria vellosiana

 

0.0

30GO

Psychotria vellosiana

 

0.0

30GA

 

Psychotria vellosiana

 

0.0

32FO

Annonaceae

Xylopia sericea

40.432

0.0

32FA

Xylopia sericea

 

11.3 ± 0.6

0.31

32GO

Xylopia sericea

 

10.0 ± 0.0

0.62

32GA

Xylopia sericea

 

10.3 ± 0.6

0.31

34FO

Solanaceae

Solanum cernuum

40.323

0.0

34GO

Solanum cernuum

 

0.0

34GA

Solanum cernuum

 

0.0

40FO

Phytolaccaceae

Seguieria langsdorffii

40.202

0.0

40FA

Seguieria langsdorffii

 

0.0

40GO

Seguieria langsdorffii

 

0.0

40GA

Seguieria langsdorffii

 

0.0

44FO

Malvaceae

Luehea grandiflora

40.338

0.0

44FA

Luehea grandiflora

 

0.0

44GO

Luehea grandiflora

 

11.3 ± 0.6

0.62

44GA

Luehea grandiflora

 

0.0

47FO

Cercideae

Bauhinia forficate

40.549

0.0

47FA

Bauhinia forficate

 

0.0

47GO

Bauhinia forficate

 

0.0

47GA

Bauhinia forficate

 

0.0

51FO

Myrtaceae

Myrciaria glazioviana

40.584

0.0

51FA

Myrciaria glazioviana

 

11.3 ± 0.6

0.62

51GO

Myrciaria glazioviana

 

12.6 ± 0.6

0.62

51GA

Myrciaria glazioviana

 

10.5 ± 0.7

0.31

Ampicillin

28 ± 1.73

0.004

  1. FO Organic extract of the leaves, FA Aqueous extract of the leaves, GO Organic extract of the branches, GA Aqueous extract of the branches, and MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration
  2. *Mean zones of bacterial growth inhibition of 6 mm were considered significantly different (p < 0.0001) from the control (DMSO)