Research Article

Antimicrobial, Antiparasitic, Anti-Inflammatory, and Cytotoxic Activities of Lopezia racemosa

Table 1

Antimicrobial activity of extracts and fractions of Lopezia racemosa expressed as MIC ( g/mL).

BacteriaFungi
ABBSMRSAMSSASPCACNTR

HE NANANANA400NANANANA
HF 9-10 NA NA 400 NA NA NA NA NA NA
HF 11–14b NA NA 40 NA NA NA NA NA NA
HF 16 NA 400 400 NA 40 400 400 NA NA
HF 18-19 NA 400 NA NA NA 400 NA NA NA
CE 400 400 40 NA NA NA NA NA NA
CF 37–40 NA NA NA 400 400 NA NA NA NA
CF 48–50 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 10
ME NA NA NA NA NA 400 NA NA NA
MF 17 NA 400 400 NA 400 NA 400 400 NA
MF 20–24 NA NA 400 NA 400 NA NA NA NA
MF 28–36 NA NA 40 400 NA NA NA NA 40
Reference0.1 (Ak)15 (Ak)60 (G)0.7 (R)1 (G)(0.7) (Ap)2 (A)2 (A)ND

AB: Acinetobacter baumannii; BS: Bacillus subtilis; MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MS: Mycobacterium smegmatis; SA: Staphylococcus aureus; SP: Streptococcus pyogenes; CA: Candida albicans; CN: Cryptococcus neoformans; TR: Trichophyton rubrum. NA: no activity detected; HE: hexane extract; CE: chloroform extract; ME: methanol extract; HF: hexanic fraction; CF: chloroformic fraction; MF: methanolic fraction. Experiments were performed in triplicate. A: amphotericin; Ak: amikacin; Ap: ampicillin; G: gentamicin; R: rifampicin; ND: no determined.