Physicochemical and Antimicrobial Properties of Cocoa Pod Husk Pectin Intended as a Versatile Pharmaceutical Excipient and Nutraceutical

Table 5

Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of CPH pectin and standard antimicrobial agents against test organisms.

Organisms	MIC (mg/mL)
	CPH pectin	Amoksiklav	Ciprofloxacin	Nystatin
Gram negative bacteria
Escherichia coli	0.5–1.0	ND	0.125–0.250	ND
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	1.0–2.0	ND	0.500–1.000	ND
Salmonella typhi	1.0–2.0	ND	0.250–0.500	ND
Gram positive bacteria
Staphylococcus aureus	0.5–1.0	0.25–0.50	ND	ND
Bacillus subtilis	1.0–2.0	0.50–1.00	ND	ND
Fungus
Aspergillus niger	2.0–4.0	ND	ND	0.5–1.0

ND = not determined.