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Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 4 Zone of inhibition of the ethyl acetate extract of D. malabarica seeds

From: Neuropharmacological and antibacterial effects of the ethyl acetate extract of Diospyros malabarica (Ebenaceae) seeds

Zone of inhibition (mm)

Test organisms

D. malabarica seed extract (500 mg/mL)

Ciprofloxacin (standard) (5 μg/disc)

Gram positive bacteria

 S. aureus

0

23.2 ± 1.8

Gram negative bacteria

 E. coli

12.2 ± 0.8

25.6 ± 0.5

 K. pneumonia

8.9 ± 0.3

25.6 ± 1.3

 P. aeruginosa

0

25.2 ± 0.4

  1. Mean ± SEM (n = 5); One way ANOVA followed by Dunnet’s t-test were performed. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 as compared with control
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