Research Article

GC-MS Based Metabolite Profiling, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Different Solvent Extracts of Malaysian Plectranthus amboinicus Leaves

Table 3

Antibacterial activity of different solvent extracts of P. amboinicus at different concentrations.

Solvent extracts (μg/disc)Zone of (mm)
Bacillus subtilis
B29
Staphylococcus aureus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
ATCC 15442
Escherichia coli
E266
Candida albicans
90028

Hexane
 100
 200
 300
Methanol
 100
 200
 300
Acetone
 100
 200
 300

experiment included DMSO (20 μL) as negative control while streptomycin (100 mg/mL) for bacteria and nystatin (100 mg/mL) for yeast served as positive control. Each value represents the mean ± standard deviation (SD) of 3 replicates per treatment in 3 repeated experiments.
“—” represents no activity observed.
represents Methicillin resistant.