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Table 5 Inhibition zone of P. quadrifida extracts against standard fungus

From: Determination of antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the extracts of aerial parts of Portulaca quadrifida

Test fungi

Concentration in (mg/L)

Mean zone of inhibition ± SD (mm)

Petroleum ether

Chloroform

Methanol

Yeast

250

8.4 ± 0.6

11.8 ± 1.6

10.2 ± 2.1

200

4.3 ± 0.7

6.0 ± 2.2

7.2 ± 2.0

150

Growth

2.4 ± 2.5

3.0 ± 1.3

100

Growth

Growth

1.2 ± 1.0

50

Growth

Growth

Growth

Mold

250

12.5 ± 2.1

15.2 ± 1.5

10.5 ± 1.6

200

8.3 ± 1.3

7.7 ± 1.7

9.7 ± 1.5

150

3.3 ± 0.8

3.0 ± 0.7

4.3 ± 2.1

100

Growth

1.2 ± 1.7

Growth

50

Growth

Growth

Growth

  1. Values are expressed in mean ± SD of 3 individual experiments
  2. The word “growth” represents zero inhibition zone the extract at a given concentration