Green Tea Seed Isolated Saponins Exerts Antibacterial Effects against Various Strains of Gram Positive and Gram Negative Bacteria, a Comprehensive Study In Vitro and In Vivo

Table 1

Inhibition zones (IZ) and minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) values of saponins mixture, Fr1 and Fr2 against S. aureus (gram-positive), E. coli (gram-negative), and serovars of salmonella (gram-negative).

Bacteria strains	Saponins mixt.		Fr1		Fr2		Standard
	IZ	MIC	IZ	MIC	IZ	MIC	IZ	MIC
S. aureus		0.15		0.20		0.25		0.10
E. coli		0.2		0.20		0.25		0.15
S. typhimurium		0.20		0.20		0.25		0.15
S. enteritidis		0.25		0.25		0.25		0.20
S. gallinarum		0.25		0.25		0.30		0.20
S. choleraesuis		0.30		0.30		0.35		0.20
S. pullorum		0.35		0.35		0.35		0.25
S. dublin		0.35		0.35		0.35		0.25

Inhibition zones (IZ)= mm.
Minimum inhibition concentration (MIC)= mg/ml.
a= p< 0.005, b= p<0.01, and c= p<0.05.