In Vitro Evaluation of Palestinian Propolis as a Natural Product with Antioxidant Properties and Antimicrobial Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolates
Table 6
Pearson correlation coefficients between the analyzed parameters and antibacterial activity.
DI 57
DI 87
DI 97
DI PA
DI SA
DI SF
MIC 57
MIC 87
MIC 97
MIC PA
MIC SA
MIC SF
Wax
−0.853
−0.635
−0.837
−0.596
−0.797
−0.733
0.326
−0.503
0.532
−0.277
0.615
0.548
Resin
0.886
0.714
0.803
0.562
0.879
0.813
−0.405
0.359
−0.566
0.073
−0.642
−0.677
Balsam
0.745
0.667
0.631
0.324
0.635
0.713
−0.671
0.318
−0.828
0.045
−0.733
−0.469
pH
0.788
0.658
0.694
0.618
0.777
0.672
−0.158
0.501
−0.351
0.120
−0.581
−0.689
Total phenolic
0.883
0.750
0.832
0.513
0.900
0.860
−0.421
0.293
−0.589
0.189
−0.688
−0.719
Flavone and flavonol content
0.862
0.711
0.828
0.447
0.905
0.872
−0.524
0.164
−0.651
0.076
−0.644
−0.651
TAC
0.863
0.817
0.696
0.586
0.886
0.800
−0.351
0.256
−0.550
0.013
−0.696
−0.831
Correlation is significant at the level . Correlation is significant at the level . DI, diameter of inhibition zone; MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; 57, E.coli (ATB: 57) B6N; 87, E.coli BLSE (ATB: 87) BGN; 97, E.coli (ATB: 97) BGM; PA, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; SA, Staphylococcus aureus; SF, Streptococcus faecalis .
