Research Article

Component Composition and Biological Activity of Various Extracts of Onosma gmelinii (Boraginaceae)

Table 5

The antimicrobial activity results of O. gmelinii extracts obtained by the method of serial dilutions.

No.Strain nameaСO2-SEbUAEcPdreference drugs
eMBC or fMFC (μ·g/ml)

Gram-negative bacteria

1Escherichia coli ATCC 873912500.0gNDND62.5
2Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 902712500.0150000.0150000.031.3

Gram-positive bacteria

3Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538-P0.473.34687.53.9
4Staphylococcus aureus ATCC BAA-390.873.34687.562.5
5Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 516250.118.32343.87.8
6Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 122280.473.34687.531.3
7Streptococcus pyogenes ATCC 19615390.69375.09375.07.8
8Streptococcus pneumoniae ATCC BAA-66024.4293.02343.80.02
9Enterococcus hirae ATCC 105416.1146.5ND62.5
10Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 515756.12343.8ND1000.0
11Enterococcus faecium ATCC 7002213.173.32343.8500.0

Fungi

12Candida albicans ATCC 1023148.81171.9ND2.7
13Candida albicans ATCC 209197.72343.8ND0.2

aCO2-SE: supercritical carbon dioxide extraction; bUAE: ultrasound-assisted extraction; cP: percolation extraction; dreference drugs: ampicillin for bacteria and nystatin for fungi; eMBC: minimum bactericidal concentration; fMFC: minimum fungicidal concentration; and gND: not determined.