New research from the Quave (Emory Univ.) and Zara (Univ. Sassari) labs uncovers punicalagin, a polyphenol from pomegranate peels, as a potent natural antimicrobial against staph bacteria.
Great news! I know natural products can't be patented but is there anyway to protect your discovery from being used by others to make products? That would make a good post topic. :-)
Thanks, Tracy! The patent space around pomegranate is quite packed - not much room for IP protection. But great point on how patents work when it comes to botanicals. I'll think about how to cover that in a future post :)
Great news! I know natural products can't be patented but is there anyway to protect your discovery from being used by others to make products? That would make a good post topic. :-)
Thanks, Tracy! The patent space around pomegranate is quite packed - not much room for IP protection. But great point on how patents work when it comes to botanicals. I'll think about how to cover that in a future post :)