Research Article

Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potentials of Seed Oil from Carthamus tinctorius L. in the Management of Skin Injuries

Table 4

Antibacterial activity of safflower seed oil on the tested bacterial strains.

MicroorganismsMICMBCDiameter zone inhibition (mm)Bactericidal activity (AU/mL)

Bacteria
Escherichia coli1/161/32320
Streptococcus agalactiae1/161/32320
Enterobacter cloacae1/321/64640
Staphylococcus aureus----

Values given are the means of three . -: absence of activity.