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Table 1 Lists of active compounds with Rf values and their antimicrobial activities of the ethyl acetate extract of S. glomerata after column purification

From: Studies on the antimicrobial potential and structural characterization of fatty acids extracted from Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata

Active fractions

Mobile phase

Spots with Rfvalues

Antimicrobial activities

Antibacterial (mm of zone of inhibition)

Antifungal activity

P. aeruginosa

V. harveyi

A. hydrophila

A. niger

C. albicans

Fusarium sp.

F III

H 10: EA 40

0.39, 0.62, 0.77, 0.82

4.3 ± 0.2a

3.9 ± 0.15a

5.0 ± 0.15a

-

-

-

FIV

H 20: EA 30

0.21, 0.28, 0.40

11.3 ± 0.25b

10.6 ± 0.2b

9.5 ± 0.15b

+

+

++

FV

H 25 EA 25

0.29, 0.42, 0.57, 0.71

16.0 ± 0.20c

14.9 ± 0.18c

14. 5 ± 0.13c

++

++

++

F IX

EA 10: M 40

0.28, 0.36, 0.48, 0.56,0.73

13.8 ± 1.13d

9.4 ± 0.22b

7. 6 ± 0.25d

+

++

+

FX

EA 15 M 35

0.59, 0.79

4. 1 ± 0.12a

3.8 ± 0.17a

5. 1 ± 0.15a

-

-

-

  1. H: Hexane; E: Ethyl acetate; M: Methanol.
  2. ++: Higher activity; +: Less activity; −: No activity.
  3. Means with the same superscript do not significantly (P < = 0.001) – One Way ANOVA.