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Different strains were analyzed "Helicobacter pylori" obtained from humans. All were subjected to different phenolic compounds in grapes and wines: methyl gallate, quercetin, resveratrol, kaempferol, epicatechin, vinyl acid, gallic acid, coumaric acid and ferulic acid.

All compounds (except for gallic acid, coumaric and ferulic) demonstrated efficacy against some strains of bacteria.

This bacterium is the cause of 90 percent of duodenal ulcers and 85 percent of gastric.

In Spain, these diseases affect about 5 percent of the population, and it is estimated that between 40 and 50 percent of Spanish people are carriers of the bacteria.

Adolfo Martinez, a researcher at the Institute of Food Science of Madrid, said: "The power of these natural compounds antimicrobial wine, along with proper diet can be a useful tool in the treatment of gastric ulcers or duodenum and an alternative or complement to treatment with antibiotics. "