“…In addition, other structures related to polyphenols, such as gallic acid and quercetin, were detected, These compounds have a high potential to be used as antioxidants and antibacterials, as pointed out in previous studies by (25), and when these results were compared with the extraction process carried out by (26) in which a total of 27 polyphenolic compounds were identified, gallic acid, vanillic acid, protocatechuic acid, 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid predominated. In particular, rosmarinic acid was reported as the compound with the highest concentration present in the extract, which is a polyphenol known for its antioxidant properties and has been associated with various health benefits, which according to Ramirez et al (27), the concentration of rosmarinic acid (RA) increases with increasing K, which can have a significant impact on the phenolic composition, contributing to the antioxidant capacity (28), likewise it can be mentioned that one of the possible mechanisms proposed for the antimicrobial effect of phenolic compounds is that they can break the integrity of the membrane and cause loss of cell integrity and eventual cell death ( 29), (30).…”