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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 3 The growth inhibition activity of purified diterpenoids against Propionibacterium acnes is shown as MIC and MBC values

From: Isolation of diterpenoids from sugi wood-drying byproducts and their bioactivities

Compound

Growth inhibition against P. acnes

MIC (μg/ml)

MBC (μg/ml)

Benzalkonium chloride

1.56

3.13

Abietatriene (I)

6.25

25

Phyllocladenes (II)

12.5

25

Abietadiene (III)

12.5

25

Sandaracopimarinal (IV)

12.5

25

6,7-Dehydroferruginol (V)

3.13

6.25

Ferruginol (VI)

3.13

3.13

Sandaracopimarinol (VII)

6.25

12.5

  1. Benzalkonium chloride was used as positive control. Cultures and test sections were grown at 37 °C for 72 h