Table 3 Antibacterial activity of fresh papaya flower extracts
From: Antioxidant, antibacterial activity, and phytochemical characterization of Carica papaya flowers
S. No. | Extracts | Control | Diameter of inhibition zones (mm) | Diameter of inhibition zones (mm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Target bacteria (extracts) | Target bacteria (control) | ||
| Â | Â | Â | E. coli (MTCC, 1687) | Bacillus subtilis (MTCC code, 441) | E. coli (MTCC, 1687) | Bacillus subtilis (MTCC code, 441) |
1 | Kanamycin (standard) | Aqueous | 11.10 ± 0.2 | 11.06 ± 0.05 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
2 | PF-M | Methanol | 4.00 ± 0.08 | 01.00 ± 0.05 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
3 | PF-C | Chloroform | 0.30 ± 0.04 | 0.20 ± 0.02 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
4 | PF-H | n-Hexane | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
5 | PF-W | Aqueous | 0.50 ± 0.10 | 0.80 ± 0.05 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |