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Table 2 MIC exhibited by the myrtle EO and its main components against the pathogenic strains

From: Chemical composition, antibiofilm, cytotoxic, and anti-acetylcholinesterase activities of Myrtus communis L. leaves essential oil

 

Myrtle EO

(mg/ml)

Myrtenyl acetate

(mg/ml)

1,8-Cineole

(mg/ml)

α-pinene

(mg/ml)

Linalool

(mg/ml)

Tetracycline

(μg/ml)

E. coli

6 (± 0.2)

7 (± 0.2)***

7 (± 0.2)***

7 (± 0.2)***

6 (± 0.2)

18 (± 0.1)

L. monocytogenes

3 (± 0.2)

6 (± 0.2)****

4 (± 0.1)***

6 (± 0.2)****

6 (± 0.2)****

24 (± 0.1)

P. carotovorum

4 (± 0.5)

7 (± 0.2)****

 > 10

5 (± 0.2)**

5 (± 0.2)**

14 (± 0.1)

P. aeruginosa

3 (± 0.5)

4 (± 0.1)*

 > 10

8 (± 0.5)****

4 (± 0.2)*

25 (± 0.2)

S. aureus

5 (± 0.1)

8 (± 0.5)****

4 (± 0.2)**

4 (± 0.2)**

6 (± 0.2)**

8 (± 0.2)

  1. The data, expressed in mg/ml, are the average of three independent experiments (± SD). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; ****p < 0.0001 compared with values obtained with EO (ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s multiple comparison test)