Table 1: Antimicrobial activity of the crude extracts, fractions and pure compounds of I. verum.
Gram Positive Bacteria |
IL-1 |
IL-2 |
IL-3 |
IL-4 |
IL-1-PE |
IL-1-EA |
IL-1-Butl |
IL-1-But2 |
IL-1-Aq |
IL-1-AqMsol |
IL-1-AqMinsol |
Bacillus cereus |
14 |
8 |
- |
- |
10 |
9 |
- |
- |
17 |
11 |
8 |
B. stearothermophillus NCTC 10003 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
B. subtilis |
10 |
10 |
9 |
- |
10 |
8 |
- |
7 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
B. thuringiensis |
- |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Corynebacterium hoffmanii |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
C. xerosis |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
7 |
- |
- |
10 |
- |
8 |
Micrococccus luteus |
- |
8 |
- |
- |
10 |
12 |
10 |
- |
- |
10 |
8 |
Staphylococcus aureus |
12 |
8 |
- |
- |
10 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
9 |
S. aureus AB 188 |
11 |
8 |
- |
- |
8 |
10 |
- |
7 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
S. epidermidis |
9 |
8 |
- |
8 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
- |
S. saprophyticus |
- |
8 |
- |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Streptococcus faecalis |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
8 |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
S. pyogenes |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
Escherichia coli |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
8 |
- |
8 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
Proteus mirabilis |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
9 |
- |
- |
|
- |
7 |
P. vulgaris |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
8 |
12 |
15 |
10 |
7 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO 286 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
- |
10 |
9 |
- |
8 |
Salmonella typhi |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
- |
S. paratyphi A |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
- |
9 |
8 |
10 |
- |
S. paratyphi B |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
8 |
- |
8 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
Shigella flexneri |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
8 |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
Fungi |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aspergillus niger |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
14 |
Penicillium |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11 |
Candida albicans |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Note: Results are not shown for extracts or fractions that were inactive against all organisms.