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The crude ethanol extract from the leaves of Tovomitopsis psychotriifolia (Clusiaceae) exhibits antibacterial activity against Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The biological active agent in the extract has been isolated by chromatographic techniques and identified by NMR spectroscopy as trans-d-tocotrienoloic acid.
