title: Isolation of the active compound in Mauria heterophylla, a Peruvian plant with antibacterial activity.
abstract: A fraction from the ethanol extract of the Peruvian medicinal plant Mauria heterophylla (Anacardiaceae) showed antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli 35992, Staphylococcus aureus 20213 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 15442. Further fractionation led to the isolation and characterization of ethyl gallate as the antibacterial active compound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Dora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maurtua
authors.forename: Gerald B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Hammond
mesh_terms: D027926:Anacardiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005707:Gallic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012855:Sitosterols; C048734:ethyl gallate; D005707:Gallic Acid; C011015:lyoniside