Research Article

Cytotoxicity, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Anthelmintic, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities and FTIR Analysis of Combretum nioroense Stem Bark

Table 3

Mean zones of growth inhibition (ZI) of ethanol and petroleum ether extracts of C. nioroense against test organisms.

Sample/drugConcentration (mg/mL)Mean zones of growth inhibition (mm) (mean ± SEM)
E. coliS. aureusB. subtilisP. aeruginosaC. albicans

Ciprofloxacin0.0535.5 ± 0.12134.5 ± 0.21735.5 ± 0.08145.0 ± 0.164ND

Clotrimazole0.05NDNDNDND18.5 ± 0.171

Ethanol extract25.0020.5 ± 0.01921.0 ± 0.06121.0 ± 0.09924.0 ± 0.07724.5 ± 0.184
12.5016.0 ± 0.02018.0 ± 0.09017.0 ± 0.09716.5 ± 0.06817.5 ± 0.088
6.2514.5 ± 0.21314.5 ± 0.18612.0 ± 0.18611.0 ± 0.12812.5 ± 0.089

Petroleum ether extract25.0017.0 ± 0.14613.0 ± 0.11910.5 ± 0.210
12.5014.5 ± 0.02411.5 ± 0.030
6.25

ND = not determined, the diameter of well (10 mm).