Table 1.

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 3,4-DHPEA-EA against ATCC Gram-positive bacteria

Strain	3,4-DHPEA-EA
S. aureus ATCC 51153	125
S. aureus ATCC 6538P	125
S. aureus ATCC 43300	250
S. epidermidis ATCC 49134	7.81
S. epidermidis ATCC 35984	62.5
S. epidermidis ATCC 12228	15.6
S. pneumoniae ATCC 6003	> 1000
S. pyogenes ATCC 19615	> 1000
L. monocytogenes ATCC 7644	> 1000
L. monocytogenes ATCC 1392	> 1000
E. hirae ATCC 10541	>1000
M. catarrhalis ATCC 8176	>1000

Values are expressed as μg ml^-1 and represent the mean of three determinations.

3,4-DHPEA-EA: (methyl-4-(2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenethoxy)-2-oxoethyl)-3-formyl-2-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-5-carboxylate).