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Table 6 Antimicrobial effect of jatropha hull extract on the inhibition growth of food born microorganisms

From: Effective treatments of jojoba and jatropha hulls to obtain phytochemical compounds for industrial, nutritional, and pharmaceutical uses

Extract types

Food born microorganisms

B. ceruse (EMCC 1080)

E. coli 0157:H7 (ATCC 51659)

A. flavus (ATCC 16872)

Inhibition zone diameter (mm)

Inhibition zone diameter (mm)

Inhibition zone diameter (mm)

Ethanol:1 N HCl

70:30

15.0

15.7

14.9

Ethanol:0.5 N HCl

70:30

5.0

0.0

5.3

Ethanol:1 N HCl

70:30

0.0

0.0

0.0

Ethanol:0.5 N NaOH

70:30

0.0

20.0

15.0

1 N NaOH

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.5 N NaOH

0.0

0.0

0.0

1 N HCl

14.8

16.2

6.1

0.5 N HCl

5.3

6.0

16.0

1 N NaOH then then neutralized by1 N HCl

15.2

15.3

9.9

O.5 N NaOH then then neutralized by 0.5 N HCl

15.6

5.4

5.0

1 N HCl then then neutralized by1 N NaOH

16.0

9.8

10.3

0.5 N HCl then neutralized by 0.5 N NaOH

14.7

10.2

4.8

B. ceruse (Bacillus ceruse) EMCC 1080, E. coli 0157:H7 (Escherichia coli) (ATCC 51659) EHEC and A. flavus (Aspergillus flavus) ATCC 16872