Chromatographic Characterization and GC-MS Evaluation of the Bioactive Constituents with Antimicrobial Potential from the Pigmented Ink of Loligo duvauceli

Table 1

Column fraction 1 showing a prominent zone of clearance [in mm] against the test organisms.

Organisms under study	Zone of inhibition for the tested fractions (in mm)								MIC value (in mg/mL); for active fraction 1
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Escherichia coli; (ATCC 25922)	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5
Klebsiella pneumoniae; (ATCC 10031)	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5
Staphylococcus aureus; (ATCC 25923)	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
Candida albicans; (ATCC 10231)	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5
Lactobacillus acidophilus; (MTCC 447)	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5

—: no activity; 1–8: isolated column fractions.