Antimicrobial Ellagitannin of Punica granatum Fruits

The ethyl acetate extract of Punica granatum fruits was fractionated by chromatographic techniques to afford the ellagitannin punicalagin. The substance was found to be active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains and was identified by HPLC/UV and ¹HNMR. The antibacterial assay...

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Main Authors: Machado Thelma de B., Leal Ivana C. R., Amaral Ana Claudia F., Santos Kátia R. N. dos, Silva Marlei G. da, Kuster Ricardo M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2002-01-01
Series:Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532002000500010