Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemistry 1605 Gilman Hall Iowa State University Ames IA 50011-3111 USA
2. Department of Veterinary Microbiology Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
Abstract
Both 3-farnesyl salicylic acid and 3-geranyl salicylic acid were synthesized from 2,6-dibromophenol and showed low levels of antimicrobial activity against E. coli strains.
Subject
Complementary and alternative medicine,Plant Science,Drug Discovery,Pharmacology,General Medicine