Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Evaluation of the Modulatory Effect of Annona muricata Extracts on the Activity of Some Selected Antibiotics against Biofilm-Forming MRSA

Table 6

Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs) of extracts of the various parts of A. muricata and selected antibiotics.
OrganismMinimum inhibitory concentrations of various extracts of A. muricata (mg/mL)
AREEREASEESEALEELEASEEESEEAPEEPE
MRSA (NCTC 29212)MICMBCMICMBCMICMBCMICMBCMICMBCMICMBCMICMBCMICMBCMICMBCMICMBC
1.04.00.251.04.08.04.08.01.04.01.04.04.016.04.08.04.08.01.04.0
Minimum inhibitory concentrations of the various antibiotics used (µg/mL)
AmpicillinStreptomycinTetracycline
326432
ARE = aqueous root extract, ERE = ethanolic root extract, ASE = aqueous stem extract, ESE = ethanolic stem extract, ASEE = aqueous seed extract, ESEE = ethanolic seed extract, APE = aqueous peel extract, EPE = ethanolic peel extract, ALE = aqueous leaf extract, and ELE = ethanolic leaf extract.