Research Article
Evaluation of Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Some Common Herbs
Table 3
Antimicrobial activities in terms of inhibition zones (mm) of plants extracts in different solvents.
| | Plants | Bacterial strains | Methanol | Ethanol | Acetone | Aqueous | Rifampicin | Fungal strains | Methanol | Ethanol | Acetone | Aqueous | Terbinafine | | Inhibition zones (mm) |
| | Garlic | E. coli | 10.3 | 11.7 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 21.7 | A. niger | 12.3 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 9 | 19.9 | | P. multocida | 13.7 | 14.4 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 25.4 | A. flavus | 9.9 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 20.6 | | B. subtilis | 11.1 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 23.1 | R. solani | 10.4 | 9.7 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 23.1 | | S. aureus | 14.4 | 15.3 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 28.2 | A. alternata | 12.6 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 21.7 |
| | Onion | E. coli | 9.4 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 21.7 | A. niger | 11.2 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 19.9 | | P. multocida | 12.7 | 13.6 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 25.4 | A. flavus | 11.9 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 20.6 | | B. subtilis | 11.7 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 23.1 | R. solani | 10.1 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 23.1 | | S. aureus | 12.4 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 7.5 | 28.2 | A. alternata | 12.6 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 21.7 |
| | Ginger | E. coli | 11.4 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 21.7 | A. niger | 12.4 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 19.9 | | P. multocida | 12.6 | 13.2 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 25.4 | A. flavus | 9.1 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 10.4 | 20.6 | | B. subtilis | 13.1 | 14.6 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 23.1 | R. solani | 10.1 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 23.1 | | S. aureus | 15.2 | 15.7 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 28.2 | A. alternata | 14.5 | 14.9 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 21.7 |
| | Thy | E. coli | 9.5 | 10.1 | — | — | 21.7 | A. niger | 10.5 | 9.7 | — | — | 19.9 | | P. multocida | 12.3 | 12.7 | 8.9 | — | 25.4 | A. flavus | 6.9 | 6.6 | — | — | 20.6 | | B. subtilis | 7.1 | 8.2 | 6.4 | — | 23.1 | R. solani | 12.4 | 12.9 | 7.6 | — | 23.1 | | S. aureus | 14.6 | 15.1 | 10.5 | — | 28.2 | A. alternata | 10.1 | 10.7 | — | — | 21.7 |
| | Mint | E. coli | 7.5 | 8.4 | — | — | 21.7 | A. niger | 9.2 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 6.4 | 19.9 | | P. multocida | 10.1 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 25.4 | A. flavus | 6.8 | 7.2 | 8.4 | — | 20.6 | | B. subtilis | 8.9 | 11.3 | — | — | 23.1 | R. solani | 10.2 | 9.5 | 6.3 | — | 23.1 | | S. aureus | 14.6 | 15.1 | 10.7 | 6.8 | 28.2 | A. alternata | 13.7 | 12.9 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 21.7 |
| | Aloe vera | E. coli | 11.5 | 13.9 | — | — | 21.7 | A. niger | 12.3 | 10 | 10.7 | — | 19.9 | | P. multocida | 13.3 | 14.1 | 8.5 | — | 25.4 | A. flavus | 14 | 14.3 | 11.5 | — | 20.6 | | B. subtilis | 10.7 | 8.4 | — | — | 23.1 | R. solani | 9.7 | 10.4 | 9.1 | — | 23.1 | | S. aureus | 8.5 | 7.9 | 11.5 | — | 28.2 | A. alternata | 12.7 | 13.2 | 10.9 | — | 21.7 |
| | Oak | E. coli | 8.9 | 9.3 | 10 | 12.7 | 21.7 | A. niger | 8 | 7.8 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 19.9 | | P. multocida | 12.2 | 11.7 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 25.4 | A. flavus | 11.9 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 20.6 | | B. subtilis | 7.7 | 8 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 23.1 | R. solani | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 23.1 | | S. aureus | 11.3 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 15.2 | 28.2 | A. alternata | 11.5 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 21.7 |
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Values are the mean ± standard deviation of triplicate.
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