Antimicrobial, Cytotoxic, and Antioxidant Potential of a Novel Flavone “6,7,4′-Trimethyl Flavone” Isolated from Wulfenia amherstiana
Table 6
Zone of inhibition of TMF and antibiotics used.
Bacterial strains
Zone of inhibition (mm)
TMF
Standard drug
% Inhibition
Streptococcus pneumoniae NCTC 7466
16 ± 0.29
22 ± 0.55
72.2
Bacillus subtilis NCTC 8236
14 ± 0.35
18 ± 0.62
77.7
Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 6571
18 ± 0.46
21 ± 0.37
85.7
Shigella flexneri ATCC 12022
10.5 ± 0.20
20 ± 0.63
52.5
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 10145
16 ± 0.42
25 ± 0.76
64
Salmonella typhi ATCC 6539
14 ± 0.51
26 ± 0.26
54
Cefazolin, kanamycin, TMF = 6,7,4′-trimethyl flavone. The experimental values are expressed as means in triplicate, n = 3 with ± standard error of mean (±SEM).
