“1 In common with several anti‐inflammatory, analgesic, local anaesthetic and antioxidant drugs, propyl gallate in vitro inhibited the biosynthesis of prostaglandin E2 and F2α from arachidonic acid by a prostaglandin synthetase from bull seminal vesicles.”
“2 In common with analgesic drugs, propyl gallate reduced the ability of arachidonic acid , acetylcholine or acetic acid to cause abdominal constrictions in mice.”