Research Article
Phytochemical Investigation and Antimicrobial Potential of Medicinal Plant Nepeta distans Royle ex Benth
Table 1
Antibacterial activity of the methanol extract and chloroform fraction of N. distans.
| Test organism | Positive control | Negative control | Methanol extract (mg/ml) | Chloroform fraction (mg/ml) |
| Concentration | ā | ā | 100 | 200 | 300 | 100 | 200 | 300 | Zone of inhibition (mm) |
| E. coli | 10 | 0 | 22.5 | 26.5 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 28 | Pathovar | 10 | 0 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 27 | S. aureus | 10 | 0 | 24.5 | 29 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 30 | K. pneumoniae | 10 | 0 | 25.5 | 29 | 33 | 23 | 29 | 28 |
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