Original Article

Byrsonima fagifolia Niedenzu Apolar Compounds with Antitubercular Activity

Table 1

Determination of MIC values of extracts, fractions and compounds from leaves of B. fagifolia against M. tuberculosis ATCC 27294, using MABA.

SamplesMIC (μg/mL)

Extracts
 80% MeOH500
 MeOH250
 CHCl362.5

Enriched fraction/compounds
 Mixture of lupeol, α- and β-amyrin31.25
 Mixture of lupeol, acetates of α- and β-amyrin31.25
α-Amyrin acetate62.5
 Dotriacontane62.5
 Bassic acid2.5

Reference drug
 Isoniazid0.03

MeOH, Methanol extract; CHCl3, Chloroform extract.