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Review
. 2008 Oct;8(12):1179-87.
doi: 10.2174/138955708786140990.

Antimicrobial and antiviral activity of hydrolysable tannins

Pietro Buzzini  1 , Panagiotis Arapitsas, Marta Goretti, Eva Branda, Benedetta Turchetti, Patrizia Pinelli, F Ieri, Annalisa Romani
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Review

Antimicrobial and antiviral activity of hydrolysable tannins

Pietro Buzzini et al. Mini Rev Med Chem. 2008 Oct.

Abstract

Hydrolysable tannins (HTs), secondary metabolites widely distributed in the plant kingdom, are generally multiple esters of gallic acid with glucose. HTs have been shown to be effective antagonists against viruses, bacteria and eukaryotic microorganisms. The present review examines the antimicrobial and antiviral activity of HTs, the mechanism(s) of action, and some structure-activity relationships.

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