Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of the Essential Oils of Chrysophyllum albidum G. Don (African Star Apple)

Table 4

Antimicrobial activity: minimum inhibitory concentrations of fruit and leaf essential oils of Chrysophyllum albidum against various pathogenic microorganisms.

Microorganism (Gram status)	Minimum inhibitory concentrations (mg/mL)
	Leaf essential oil	Fruit essential oil	Ciprofloxacin
S. aureus (+)	6.875	6.250	1.563
S. pneumoniae (+)	13.750	6.250	3.125
B. subtilis (−)	13.750	0.195	3.125
S. typhi (−)	13.750	0.783	1.563
P. aeruginosa (−)	6.875	1.563	1.563
E. coli (−)	13.750	6.250	3.125
K. pneumoniae (−)	13.750	6.250	1.563
^# C. albicans	6.875	6.250	1.563

MICs of ciprofloxacin are in μg/ml; +, Gram-positive bacteria; −, Gram-negative bacteria; ^#C. albicans is a fungus.