African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 6 (16), pp. 1910-1912, 20 August 2007   

ISSN 1684–5315 © 2007 Academic Journals        

Full Length Research Paper

Pharmacological activity of 2,3,8-tri-O-methyl ellagic acid isolated from the stem bark of Irvingia gabonensis

George, I. Ndukwe ^1* and Yimin Zhao²

¹Department of Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

²Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, PR China.

*Corresponding author. E-mail: ndukweilogeorge@yahoo.com.

Accepted 23 August, 2007

2,3,8-Tri-O-methyl ellagic acid was isolated from the stem bark of Irvingia gabonensis. The acid showed significant antimicrobial activity on some pathogens.

Key words: Ellagic acid, Irvingia gabonensis, clinical isolates, in vitro studies, pharmacological activity.