Antibacterial activity of the lichens<i>Usnea Florida</i>and<i>Flavoparmelia caperata</i>(Parmeliaceae)

Dieu, Amandine; Mambu, Lengo; Champavier, Yves; Chaleix, Vincent; Sol, Vincent; Gloaguen, Vincent; Millot, Marion

doi:10.1080/14786419.2018.1561678

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Antibacterial activity of the lichensUsnea FloridaandFlavoparmelia caperata(Parmeliaceae)

Published in Natural Product Research • Jan 24, 2019

Authors:

Amandine Dieu

Lengo Mambu

Yves Champavier

Abstract

Acetone extracts of the two common epiphytes lichens Usnea florida and Flavoparmelia caperata have been evaluated for their antimicrobial activities against Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans and Aspergillus brasiliensis. The dibenzofuran derivative (+)-usnic acid (1) was the main metabolite in...

Subject

Parmeliaceae

Usnic acid

Lichen

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