Research Article

Antistaphylococcal Activity of Extracts, Fractions, and Compounds of Acacia polyacantha Wild (Fabaceae)

Table 3

MICs (μg/mL) of isolated compounds from leaves and stem barks of Acacia polyacantha.

Compounds, MICs, and MBCs (in parentheses) in μg/mL
Bacteria234567910

ATCC25923512 (-)128 (-)32512 (-)
MRSA 3256 (-)32 (-)16256 (-)256 (-)
MRSA 464 (-)64512 (-)
MRSA 664 (-)32 (512)128 (-)256 (-)
MRSA 8512 (-)128 (-)128256 (-)256 (-)512 (-)
MRSA 9256 (-)64 (-)32 (512)64 (-)512 (-)
MRSA 11256 (-)64 (-)16 (512)256 (-)256 (-)
MRSA 12256 (-)128 (-)32 (256)512512 (-)
MSSA 01512 (-)32 (-)16256 (-)256 (-)
SA 01128 (-)128 (-)64512 (-)256 (-)512 (-)32 (-)
SA 07512 (-)64 (-)64 (-)
SA 1864 (-)64512 (-)512 (-)512 (-)16 (-)
SA 23128 (-)16128 (-)512 (-)
SA 88256 (-)512 (-)128 (-)

(-): ≥512 μg/mL; MIC: minimum inhibitory concentration; MBC: minimum bactericidal concentration; MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; SA: Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA: methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; 2: β-amyrin; 1: stigmasterol; 3: 3-O-méthyl-D-chiro-inositol; 4: epicatechin; 5: quercetin-3-O-glucoside; 6: 3-O-[β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 ⟶ 4)-β-D-galactopyranosyl]-oleanolic acid; 7: 3-O-[β galactopyranosyl-(1 ⟶ 4)-β-D-galactopyranosyl]-oleanolic acid; 8: Lupeol; 9: 2,3-dihydroxypropyltetracosanoate; 10: methyl gallate. Compounds 1 and 8 were not active on all tested bacteria.