Table 4. Antibacterial activity in various solvent fractionation of S. flavescens and S. chinensis 30% ethanol extract against Streptococcus mutans KCCM 40105
| Samples1) | Clear zone on plate (mm/disk) |
| Hexane | Chloroform | Ethyl acetate | n-Butanol | Water |
| SF | 11.74±1.122)ns3) | 9.21±0.69 | 10.90±0.45 | 8.89±0.54 | 10.05±0.91 |
| SC | 8.52±1.71a4) | 10.99±1.29a | 10.46±1.07a | 13.23±0.10b | 13.28±0.08b |
SF, Sophorae flavescens; SC, Schizandra chinensis.
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with letters in the same row are not significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.
Means with different superscript letters in the same row are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test. a>b.