Antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-tyrosinase properties of extracts of the Mediterranean parasitic plant Cytinus hypocistis

Table 1 Antibacterial activity of Cytinus hypocistis extracts using disc diffusion method (zone of inhibition in mm)

	Cyclohexane extract 0.5 mg/disc (mm)	Ethanolic extract 0.5 mg/disc (mm)	Water extract 0.5 mg/disc (mm)	Antibiotic control
Gram negative
Escherichia coli DSM 1103	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	Amp 18.7 ± 0.6
Enterobacter cloacae DSM 30054	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	Oxy 19.7 ± 1.2
Pseudomonas aeruginosa DSM 1117	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	Rif 11.3 ± 0.6
Acinetobacter baumanii DSM 30007	0.0 ± 0.0	10.5 ± 3.5	10 ± 2.8	Oxy 15.3 ± 2.3
Klebsiella pneumoniae DSM 681	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	Amp 8.7 ± 0.6
Gram positive
Staphylococcus aureus DSM 1104	0.0 ± 0.0	13.0 ± 0.0	13.5 ± 2.1	Clox 30.5 ± 0.7
Staphylococcus aureus MRSA	0.0 ± 0.0	11.5 ± 0.7	11.0 ± 1.4	Clox 0.0 ± 0.0
Staphylococcus epidermidis DSM 1798	0.0 ± 0.0	18 ± 4.2	18.0 ± 2.8	Clox 31.5 ± 0.7
Enterococcus faecalis DSM 2570	0.0 ± 0.0	10 ± 2.8	9.0 ± 2.8	Amp 23.0 ± 0.0

Rifampicin, cloxacillin, ampicillin, and oxytetracicline, were used as reference antibiotic controls
Rif rifampicin (30 µg/disc), Clox cloxacillin (5 µg/disc), Amp ampicillin (10 µg/disc), Oxy oxytetracycline (10 µg/disc)

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