Table 2 Antifungal activity of CMCh, CMCh-g-S and CMCh-g-S nano
From: Graft modification of carboxymethyl chitosan with styrene and its biological applications
Samples | Tested microorganisms | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. fumigates (RCMB 02568) | G. candidum (RCMB 05097) | C. albicans (RCMB 05036) | S. racemosum (RCMB 05922) | |||||
Inhibition zone(mm) | Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) (μg/ml) | Inhibition zone(mm) | Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) (μg/ml) | Inhibition zone (mm) | Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) (μg/ml) | Inhibition zone(mm) | Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) (μg/ml) | |
CMCh | 12.1 ± 0.5 | 550 | 9.3 ± 0.3 | 540 | 5.4 ± 0.5 | 555 | 7.3 ± 0.3 | 454 |
CMCh-g-S | 18.3 ± 0.3 | 3.9 | 17.3 ± 0.53 | 15.63 | 17.2 ± 0.53 | 15.63 | 18.1 ± 0.63 | 3.9 |
CMCh-g-S nano | 20.9 ± 0.53 | 1.95 | 20.8 ± 1.5 | 1.95 | 19.8 ± 0.63 | 3.9 | 21.3 ± 1.2 | 1.95 |
Amphotericin B | 23.7 ± 1.2 | 0.98 | 26.7 ± 0.58 | 0.49 | 25.4 ± 0.54 | 0.49 | 22.5 ± 1.2 | 0.98 |