Table 3. Minimum bactericidal concentration (mg/mL) of pure isothiocyanates and radish root hydrolysate against fish pathogenic bacteria

Isothiocyanates Fish pathogenic bacteria
S. parauberis S. iniae E. tarda V. ichthyoenteri V. harveyi P. damselae
Aliphatic ITC1)
Sulforaphane 0.875±0.250c3) 0.281±0.157bc 0.125±0.000c >1.000 0.125±0.000b 0.250±0.000cd
Sulforaphene 1.000±0.000c 1.000±0.000a 0.219±0.063c >1.000 0.219±0.063b 0.250±0.000cd
Iberin 1.000±0.000c 1.000±0.000a 0.500±0.000b >1.000 0.250±0.000b 0.500±0.000b
Erucin 0.750±0.289cd 0.500±0.354b 0.125±0.000c >1.000 0.063±0.000b 0.125±0.000d
Allyl ITC 4.000±0.000a >4.000 0.500±0.000b >4.000 1.313±1.796a 0.833±0.289a
Hexyl ITC >4.000 >4.000 >4.000 >4.000 >4.000 >4.000
Aromatic ITC
Phenylethyl ITC 0.313±0.125cd 1.125±0.629a 0.438±0.125b 1.000±0.000a 0.125±0.000b 0.313±0.125bcd
Benzyl ITC 0.625±0.250cd 0.250±0.000bc 0.500±.0.354b 1.000±0.000a 0.125±0.000b 0.438±0.125bc
Phenyl ITC 2.000±1.414b >4.000 >4.000 >4.000 >4.000 >4.000
Indolyl ITC
Indole-3-carbinol 0.375±0.144cd 0.250±0.000bc 1.000±0.000a 0.813±0.800a 0.500±0.000ab 0.438±0.125bc
Hydrolysate of radish root 0.500±0.000cd 0.250±0.000bc >0.500 >0.500 0.500±0.000ab >0.500
Oxytetracycline2) 0.0008±0.0000d 0.0047±0.0018c 0.0031±0.000c 0.0027±0.0024b 0.0008±0.0000b 0.350±0.100bcd
ITC, isothiocyanate.
Oxytetracycline, positive control.
Values are expressed as mean±SD (n=4). Means with different superscripts in the same column are significantly different by Duncan’s multiple rage test (p<0.05).