Hamamelitannin can be used to study chromatography, aromatics, esters, hamamelis, heterocyclics, natural compounds, phenols, phytopharma standards, polyhydroxy compounds and tannins. Hamamelitannin significantly reduces biofilm metabolic activity of the following bacteria: Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumannii and Candida albicans strains. Hamamelitannin displays specific cytotoxic activity against colon cancer cells. Hamamelitannin has been used in a study to determine that quorum sensing inhibitors increase the success of antibiotic treatment by increasing the susceptibility of bacterial biofilms and/or by increasing host survival following infection.
