Antibacterial Action of Curcumin against Staphylococcus aureus: A Brief Review

Table 1

Antibacterial activity of curcumin against S. aureus.

Compound (solvent)	MIC (µg/mL)	S. aureus strain	Test method	Reference
Curcumin (DMSO)	187.5	MSSA (ATCC 25923)	Broth macrodilution	[42]
Indium curcumin (DMSO)	93.8
Curcumin (DMSO)	125–250	MSSA (ATCC 25923); MRSA (ATCC 33591); MRSA (4 Clinical isolates); MRSA (4 from CCARM)^#	Broth microdilution	[9]
Curcumin-1 (DMSO)	250	MSSA	Broth microdilution	[41]
Curcumin (DMF)	250	MSSA (ATCC 25923); MRSA (ATCC 43300); MSSA (1 Clinical isolates); MSSA (10 Env. isolates)	Broth microdilution	[8]
Curcumin-1 (DMSO)	18.42	MSSA (ATCC 29213)	Colony counting method	[30]
Curcumin (ethanol)	219	MSSA (ATCC 29213)	Broth macrodilution	[47]
	217	MRSA (ATCC 43300)
Curcumin (ethanol)	125	MSSA (ATCC 25923)	Broth macrodilution	[49]
Curcumin (DMSO)	256	MSSA (USA 300); MSSA (8325-4)	Broth microdilution	[40]

: culture collection of antimicrobial resistant microbes.
from Microbial Type Culture Collection Centre (MTCC), IMTECH, Chandigarh, India.
Env.: environmental.