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Table 3 Zones of inhibitions of plant extracts against fungal strains at different concentrations

From: Phytochemical analysis and versatile in vitro evaluation of antimicrobial, cytotoxic and enzyme inhibition potential of different extracts of traditionally used Aquilegia pubiflora Wall. Ex Royle

Fungal Strains

Sample

Concentration

Ampicillin

5 mg/mL

4 mg/mL

2 mg/mL

1 mg/mL

0.5 mg/mL

Zone of inhibition in (mm)

Aspergillus niger

APDW

18.1 ± 0.73

14.3 ± 0.32*

10.2 ± 0.42*

7.4 ± 0.25**

5.3 ± 0.21***

4.1 ± 0.19***

APM

17.6 ± 0.74

13.2 ± 0.41*

11.3 ± 0.31*

8.1 ± 0.28*

6.4 ± 0.19**

5.2 ± 0.31***

APE

17.7 ± 0.61

13.7 ± 0.39*

9.6 ± 0.51*

6.8 ± 0.37**

4.8 ± 0.27***

4.0 ± 0.31***

APEA

19.4 ± 0.43

15.4 ± 0.43*

11.3 ± 0.52*

7.7 ± 0.31**

6.9 ± 0.22**

5.7 ± 0.21***

Aspergillus fumigatus

APDW

17.4 ± 0.59

13.5 ± 0.45*

12.2 ± 0.44*

9.3 ± 0.33*

7.1 ± 0.28**

6.3 ± 0.19**

APM

17.9 ± 0.57

12.7 ± 0.32*

9.4 ± 0.23**

6.4 ± 0.26**

5.1 ± 0.21***

4.7 ± 0.21***

APE

17.4 ± 0.40

13.0 ± 0.66*

10.7 ± 0.57*

8.5 ± 0.34**

6.4 ± 0.24***

6.0 ± 0.21***

APEA

19.8 ± 0.38

14.2 ± 0.61*

11.9 ± 0.51*

8.7 ± 0.39**

6.3 ± 0.21**

4.9 ± 0.21***

Fusarium solani

APDW

17.9 ± 0.33

13.8 ± 0.71*

12.1 ± 0.34*

7.4 ± 0.22**

6.1 ± 0.17**

5.3 ± 0.28***

APM

18.1 ± 0.61

12.9 ± 0.61*

9.6 ± 0.32*

6.3 ± 0.21**

4.8 ± 0.27***

4.3 ± 0.19***

APE

16.2 ± 0.52

13.2 ± 0.52*

11.4 ± 0.51*

7.7 ± 0.29**

6.3 ± 0.22**

3.8 ± 0.16***

APEA

18.8 ± 0.40

14.8 ± 0.40*

12.1 ± 0.47*

9.1 ± 0.41*

6.6 ± 0.28***

5.1 ± 0.21***

Mucor racemosus

APDW

18.7 ± 0.41

14.1 ± 0.32*

12.3 ± 0.29*

6.9 ± 0.38**

4.6 ± 0.21***

3.7 ± 0.18***

APM

17.7 ± 0.66

12.6 ± 0.49*

11.1 ± 0.39*

8.3 ± 0.31**

6.8 ± 0.28***

5.2 ± 0.19***

APE

17.9 ± 0.54

13.2 ± 0.54*

9.9 ± 0.49*

7.2 ± 0.32*

5.8 ± 0.27**

4.4 ± 0.21***

APEA

18.5 ± 0.48

13.9 ± 0.39*

11.2 ± 0.51*

9.1 ± 0.30*

6.6 ± 0.27**

4.1 ± 0.19***

Aspergillus flavus

APDW

18.2 ± 0.64

13.2 ± 0.52*

10.8 ± 0.49*

8.2 ± 0.33**

6.9 ± 0.31***

5.1 ± 0.28***

APM

18.4 ± 0.72

12.0 ± 0.59*

8.9 ± 0.37**

6.7 ± 0.22**

6.2 ± 0.18**

3.8 ± 0.16***

APE

18.1 ± 0.40

12.4 ± 0.51*

9.1 ± 0.34*

7.4 ± 0.29**

5.4 ± 0.23***

5.4 ± 0.17***

APEA

19.2 ± 0.74

13.0 ± 0.37*

10.3 ± 0.29*

7.1 ± 0.22**

5.6 ± 0.26***

4.1 ± 0.18***

  1. Star *–*** represent; *** highly significant, ** slightly significant and * non-significant difference from control at P < 0.05 by one-way ANOVA in the column. Values are mean ± SD of triplicate. Where APDW, APM, APE and APEA stands for Distilled water, Methanol, Ethanol and Ethyl acetate extracts, respectively