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Table 1 Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) values of α-amyrin, betulinic acid and betulinaldehyde on Staphylococcus aureus strains

From: Synergistic antimicrobial activity between pentacyclic triterpenoids and antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus strains

Compounds

MIC (μg/ml)

MBC (μg/ml)

 

ATCC 43300 *

ATCC 29213 Ç‚

ATCC 43300 *

ATCC 29213 Ç‚

α-amyrin

64

64

> 512

> 512

Betulinic acid

64

64

> 512

> 512

Betulinaldehyde

512

512

> 512

> 512

Vancomycin

4

2

64

32

Methicillin

16

2

> 512

32

  1. * Reference methicillin-resistant S. aureus strain
  2. Ç‚ Reference methicillin-sensitive S. aureus strain