Study of Component Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Ophthalmic Emulsion Based on the Safflower Flowers (Carthamus tinctorius L.)

Table 4

Results of antimicrobial activity of the extract and eye drops obtained by serial dilution.

Test sample	Minimum bactericidal concentration (extract dilution)
	S. aureus ATCC 6538-Р	E. coli ATCC 8739	P. aeruginosa ATCC 9027	C. albicans ATCC 10231
Extract no. 1	27.03	—	54.05	13.5
Ophthalmic emulsion	54.05	27.03	27.03	—

Note. The symbol “—” indicates the extract does not have antimicrobial activity and “” indicates the extract has bacteriostatic effect.