Background
Methods
Plant material
Essential oil and extracts isolation
Biological activity: in vitro studies
Test organisms
Antibacterial and antifungal activity
Cell viability assay (MTT)
Statistical analysis
Results and discussions
Microscopic identification
Descriptors | Experimental evaluation | |
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Flower | Leave | |
Color | presented light yellow | brilliant yellow |
Odor | powerful spicy odor | stronger aromatic odor |
Yield (w/w, %) | 0.29 | 0.57 |
Specific gravity (g/mL) | 0.840 ± 0.001 | 0.755-0.760 |
Refractive index (t = 25 °C) | 1.1231 ± 0.003 | 1.1322-1.1400 |
Antimicrobial activity
Organisms | EOL | EOF | Penicillin | Gentamycin | Fluconazole | |||||
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MICa
| MBCa
| MICa
| MBCa
| MICa
| MBCa
| MICa
| MBCa
| MICa
| MBCa
| |
Staphylococcus aureus
| 37.8 | 75.5 | 21.0 | 42.0 | 30 | 60 | ||||
Escherichia coli
| 9.4 | 18.9 | 21.0 | 42.0 | 100 | 200 | ||||
Candida albicans
| 28.0 | 57.0 | 31.5 | 63.0 | 25000 | 50000 |
Organisms | Leaf part | Flower part | Penicillin | Gentamycin | Fluconazole | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MICa
| MBCa
| MICa
| MBCa
| MICa
| MBCa
| MICa
| MBCa
| MICa
| MBCa
| |
Staphylococcus aureus
| 50 | 100 | 100 | 1000 | 0.026 | 0.053 | ||||
Escherichia coli
| 50 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||
Candida albicans
| 25 | 50 | 100 | 1000 | 25 | 30 |
Organisms | Leaf part | Flower part | Penicillin | Gentamycin | Fluconazole | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MICa
| MBCa
| MICa
| MBCa
| MICa
| MBCa
| MICa
| MBCa
| MICa
| MBCa
| |
Staphylococcus aureus
| 25 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 0.026 | 0.053 | ||||
Escherichia coli
| 50 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||
Candida albicans
| 25 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 25 | 30 |