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Table 2 Total activity in ml/g of crude extract and fractions (A and B) from E. robustum calculated by dividing mass in g of extract or fractions with their MIC values[20]

From: Antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of the ethanol extract, fractions and eight compounds isolated from Eriosema robustum (Fabaceae)

Samples

Fungi

Bacteria

C.a

C.A

A.f

C.n

Average

S.a

P.a

E.f

E.c

Average

16 h

24 h

16 h

24 h

16 h

24 h

24 h

36 h

      

Extract and Fractions

              

Crude extract

4000

4000

4000

4000

31250

7937

7937

7937

8883

62500

16129

62500

62500

50907

Fraction A

1429

1429

5625

2813

2813

1429

720

720

2123

45000

2903

22500

22500

23226

Fraction B

560

560

2188

1111

8750

1111

8750

1111

3018

4375

2258

8750

8750

6033

Compounds

              

Robusflavone A (1)

4

4

13.4

13.4

13.4

8

4

4

8

4

16

4

4

7

Robusflavone B (2)

8

8

13.4

13.4

13.4

8

13.4

13.4

11

8

16

16

8

12

Orostachyscerebroside A (3)

4

4

7.7

4

7.7

4

4

4

4.5

8

16

8

8

9.1

Stigmasterol (4)

8

8

8

8

13.4

13.4

8

8

9

8

16

4

4

8

1-O-Heptatriacontanoyl glycerol (5)

4

4

13.4

13.4

8

8

4

4

7

8

16

8

8

10

Eicosanoic acid (6)

4

4

8

8

8

8

< 8

< 8

7

16

16

8

8

12

3-O-β-D-Glucopyranoside of sitosterol (7)

8

8

8

8

13.4

8

13.4

8

9

8

16

16

8

12

6-Prenylpinocembrin (8)

8

8

13.4

13.4

8

4

< 4

< 4

8

32

16

16

16

20

  1. C.a: Candida albicans (isolate), C.A: Candida albicans (ATCC), C.n: Cryptococcus neoformans, A.f: Aspergillus fumigatus, E.c: Escherichia coli, E.f: Enterococcus faecalis, S.a: Staphylococcus aureus, P.a: Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
  2. The inverse of MIC in ml/mg was calculated for compounds (1 – 8).