Research Article

Antimycobacterial and PknB Inhibitory Activities of Venezuelan Medicinal Plants

Table 1

Antimycobacterial activity of plant extracts against M. tuberculosis mc26020.

Botanical species (family)Voucher/collection numberPartMIC (μg/ml)

Piper sanvicentense (Piperaceae)25263 AFLeaf100
Eschweilera parvifolia (Lecythidaceae)01441 BMInner bark300
Protium heptaphyllum (Burseraceae)16278 AFInner bark400
Protium heptaphyllum (Burseraceae)16278 AFBranch400
Bromelia goeldiana (Bromeliaceae)01488 BMFruit500
Byrsonima crassifolia (Malpighiaceae)00485 BMFlower500
Curatella americana (Dilleniaceae)01891 BMBark500
Hyptis dilatata (Lamiaceae)01036 BMFlower500
Hyptis dilatata (Lamiaceae)00507 BMRoot500
Macoubea guianensis (Apocynaceae)00582 BMLeaf500
Piper marginatum (Piperaceae)00485 BMStem500
Polypodium aureum (Polypodiaceae)00834 BMStem500
Senna silvestris (Caesalpiniaceae)00507 BMFlower500
Xylopia aromatica (Annonaceae)14612 AFYoung leaf500