Research Article
Formulation of a Novel Nanoemulsion System for Enhanced Solubility of a Sparingly Water Soluble Antibiotic, Clarithromycin
Table 6
Antibacterial activity of NESH 01.
| MTCC bacterial strains | Zone of inhibition with free clarithromycin | Zone of inhibition with NESH 01 containing clarithromycin | Zone of inhibition with NESH 01 without clarithromycin |
| Bacillus subtilis MTCC 121 | 1.1 | 1.8 | BDL | Bacillus megaterium MTCC 428 | 1.4 | 2.3 | BDL | Enterobacter aerogenesMTCC 111 | 1.8 | 2.2 | BDL | Escherichia coli MTCC 1610 | BDL | BDL | BDL | Streptococcus pneumoniae MTCC 655 | 2.0 | 2.4 | BDL | Azotobacter chrococcus MTCC 446 | 1.6 | 2.0 | BDL |
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BDL: below detection level.
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