Pisiferic acid is an antibacterial agent with inhibitory activity against Gram-negative/positive bacteria such as P. vulgaris, S. aureus and B. subtilis. Pisiferic acid can be used to study bacterial infections[1].
ChEBI: An abietane diterpenoid that is abieta-8,11,13-trien-20-oic acid substituted by a hydroxy group at position 12. It has been isolated from the stem bark of Fraxinus sieboldiana.
[1] Koji Kobayashi, et al. Antibacterial Activity of Pisiferic Acid and Its Derivatives against Gram-negative and -positive Bacteria. Agric Biol Chem. 1988 Jan 1;52(1): 77-83.
