Research Article

Triterpene Esters and Biological Activities from Edible Fruits of Manilkara subsericea (Mart.) Dubard, Sapotaceae

Table 1

Means of the inhibition halos (mm ± SD) for Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli tested with extracts (100 mg/mL) from Manilkara subsericea. LET: ethanolic crude extract from leaves, SET: ethanolic crude extract from stems, FH: hexanic extract from fruits, FEA: ethyl acetate extract from fruits, FB: butanol extract from fruits. Vanc: vancomycin (30  g), ampicillin: (30  g).

Inhibition halo (mm) ± SD
Staphylococcus aureus Escherichia coli

LET7 ± 0.28b0b
SET8 ± 0c0b
FH6 ± 0d0b
FEA0e0b
FB0e0b
Vanc18 ± 0.28aNot tested
AmpNot tested32 ± 7a

Means in the same column with different superscripts are significantly different ( ).