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Table 3 Antimicrobial activity of A. squamosa extracts. Data are represented as mean of inhibition zone ± SD (n = 3); DMSO and Tetracycline (30 μg) were used negative and positive controls, respectively

From: GC-MS profiling and assessment of antioxidant, antibacterial, and anticancer properties of extracts of Annona squamosa L. leaves

Extracts

Zone of inhibition (mm)

Gram positive bacteria

Gram negative bacteria

B. subtilis

S. aureus

E. faecalis

E. coli

P. aeruginosa

K. pneumoniae

LT2

Acetone

11.5 ± 0.5

0.0

8 ± 0

12.6 ± 0.6

24.6 ± 0.6

11.7 ± 0.6

11.5 ± 0.5

Methanol

15.6 ± 0.6

16.5 ± 0.5

7.9 ± 0.1

15.5 ± 0.5

18.3 ± 0.6

11.7 ± 0.6

12.3 ± 1.5

Water

0.0

0.0

9.5 ± 0.5

11.6 ± 0.5

17 ± 1

10.5 ± 0.5

12.2 ± 0.3

DMSO

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Tetracycline

16.2 ± 0.8

14.8 ± 0.4

12.7 ± 0.4

19.3 ± 1.5

18.7 ± 0.6

18.5 ± 0.4

14.3 ± 0.3