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Table 1 MIC values concentration of cardamom and cinnamon essential oils against E. coli and B. subtilis. MIC were evaluated after 24 h of incubation

From: Decoding antibacterial and antibiofilm properties of cinnamon and cardamom essential oils: a combined molecular docking and experimental study

Concentration (%v/v)

E. coli

B. subtilis

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Cardamom

Cinnamon

2.5

−

−

−

−

1.25

 + 

−

 + 

−

0.63

 + 

−

 + 

−

0.31

 + 

−

 + 

−

0.16

 + 

−

 + 

 + 

0.08

 + 

−

 + 

 + 

0.04

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

0.02

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

  1.  + : Presence of growth; −: absence of growth