3,4,5-Trimethoxybenzoic acid (TMBA) is an active metabolite of the opioid receptor agonist and prokinetic agent trimebutine .1 It is active against S. aureus (MIC = 0.97 ?g/ml).2
1.Wang, H., Zhou, H., Horimoto, S., et al.Quantitative determination of trimebutine maleate and its three metabolites in human plasma by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryJ. Chromatogr. B Analyt. Technol. Biomed. Life Sci.779(2)173-187(2002) 2.Bisignano, G., Sanogo, R., Marino, A., et al.Antimicrobial activity of Mitracarpus scaber extract and isolated constituentsLett. Appl. Microbiol.30(2)105-108(2000)
















