Antimicrobial activity of pomegranate peel extracts as affected by cultivar.
Ema C Rosas-BurgosArmando Burgos-HernándezAngel Carbonell-BarrachinaMiroslava KačániováFrancisca Hernández-GarcíaJosé L Cárdenas-LópezÁngel A Carbonell-BarrachinaPublished in: Journal of the science of food and agriculture (2016)
The results of the present study suggest that ellagic acid content has a significant influence on the antimicrobial activity of the pomegranate extracts investigated. The pomegranate peel of the PTO8 cultivar is a good source of antifungal and antibacterial compounds, and may represent an alternative to antimicrobial agents of synthetic origin. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.