Research Article
Antibacterial Activity of Fistulin: A Protease Inhibitor Purified from the Leaves of Cassia fistula
Table 2
Antibacterial activity of fistulin.
| Bacterial species | Zone of inhibition (mm) | Crude | Partially purified fistulin | Purified fistulin | Streptomycin sulphate |
| Bacillus subtilis | 3 ± 0.12 | 14 ± 0.30 | 18 ± 0.4 | 18 ± 0.43 | Staphylococcus aureus | 4 ± 0.33 | 13 ± 0.50 | 18 ± 0.43 | 18 ± 0.33 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 3 ± 0.50 | 10 ± 0.66 | 14 ± 0.33 | 14 ± 0.66 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2 ± 1.20 | 7 ± 0.66 | 12 ± 0.12 | 14 ± 0.33 | Escherichia coli | 4 ± 0.33 | 11 ± 0.43 | 16 ± 0.66 | 17 ± 0.26 |
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All the values expressed are Mean ± S.D.
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