Research Article

Phytochemicals Analysis, In Vitro Antibacterial Activities of Extracts, and Molecular Docking Studies of the Isolated Compounds from Melhania zavattarii Cufod Leaves

Table 2

Antibacterial activity of M. zavattarii crude extracts against human pathogenic bacteria.

PathogensConc. (mg/mL)Inhibition zone diameter in mm (mean ± SD) of extracts and standard
n-hexaneChloroformMethanolChloramphenicol

E. coli507.67 ± 0.7612.08 ± 0.387.00 ± 0.5026.78 ± 0.63
7511.08 ± 0.8014.00 ± 0.508.75 ± 0.25
12514.75 ± 0.2515.58 ± 0.6311.00 ± 0.87

S. aureus5010.33 ± 0.767.00 ± 0.507.25 ± 0.2527.37 ± 1.84
7512.92 ± 0.637.17 ± 0.2911.08 ± 0.38
12514.08 ± 1.1310.60 ± 1.5016.42 ± 0.52

P. aeruginosa50NdNdNd21.17 + 2.36
75NdNdNd
125NdNdNd

Nd = not detected.