Fitoterapia. 2003 Jun; 74(4): 401-3.

Antibacterial activity of embelin.

Chitra M, Devi CS, Sukumar E.

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India.

Embelin, a benzoquinone-derivative isolated from Embelia ribes, when tested for its antibacterial potential exhibited significant inhibition against five and moderate activity against three strains of the 12 bacteria tested.