Chemical Composition and Nutraceutical Potential of Indian Borage (Plectranthus amboinicus) Stem Extract

Table 2

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the methanolic extract of stem against selected foodborne pathogens.

Pathogen	MIC (ppm)*		MBC (ppm)**
	Methanolic extract	Nisin***	Methanolic extract	Nisin***
E. coli	1750	80	2000	100
S. aureus	1500	90	2000	100
B. cereus	3000	100	5000	100
Y. enterocolitica	750	70	1000	80

∗Concentration (3 replications) where no visible growth was observed in broth.
∗∗Concentration (3 replications) where no growth was observed on agar plate.
∗∗∗Nisin was used as a positive control.