Bioactive Compounds Isolated from Aloe ferox.: A Plant Traditionally Used for the Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Figures & data

Figure 1. Structures of compounds isolated from A. ferox..

Table 1.. Antibacterial activity of compounds isolated from Aloe ferox..

	Compounds^a.
Bacteria	1	2	3	Strep	Chloram	DMSO
Bacillus cereus.	62.5	>250	62.5	4	4	>250
Bacillus subtilis.	125	250	62.5	4	7.8	>250
Staphylococcus aureus.	125	>250	62.5	2	7.8	>250
Staphylococcus epidermidis.	250	31.25	125	2	4	>250
Escherichia coli.	62.5	125	125	4	4	>250
Shigella sonnei.	250	>250	250	4	4	>250

Strep, streptomycin; chloram, chloramphenicol.

^a.Minimum inhibitory concentration (µg/ml).