Research Progress on Anticancer and Antimicrobial Activities of Plant Polyphenol EG
The extraction and isolation of active components from natural plants have become an important approach for the development of new drugs.Ethyl gallate is a natural polyphenolic compound derived from plants with significant antibacterial and anticancer activities.At present,there are many studies on ethyl gallate,but there is no summary report.This article reviews the antibacterial and anticancer effects of ethyl gallate and its mechanism in recent years,to provide new ideas for the research and clinical application of new drugs.