Research Article

The Effect of Various Media and Hormones via Suspension Culture on Secondary Metabolic Activities of (Cape Jasmine) Gardenia jasminoides Ellis

Table 1

Inhibition zone exhibited by leaf extracts (100 g L−1) in vivo grown and callus extracts (in vitro) from leaf cultures of Gardenia jasminoides against four pathogenic bacteria ( ).

BacteriaInhibition zone (mm)
In vivo (leaf extracts)In vitro (callus extracts from MS and WPM media supplemented with NAA)Tetracycline (30 μg)

Escherichia coli +39 ± 3.04
Staphylococcus aureus 21 ± 1.98
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 11 ± 1.99
Bacillus cereus +41 ± 3

−: no activity.
+: presence of activity.