Extraction and Purification of Effective Antimicrobial Constituents of Terminalia chebula RETS. against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Abstract

Examination of the EtOH extract of the fruiting bodies of Terminalia chebula RETZ. led to the isolation of two potent antimicrobial substances against even methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus. On the basis of spectroscopic evidence, the two isolates have been identified as gallic acid and its ethyl ester.