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Usnic Acid. XV. Alkaline Degradation of Usnic Acid [PDF]
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 1980 The alkaline degradation product of usnic acid was identified as 4,6-dihydroxy-3,5-dimethylcoumaran-2-one on the basis of spectral and chemical evidence.
Takani, Masako, Takahashi, Kotaro
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Data on (+)-usnic acid: A new application to treat toxoplasmosis [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2016 Toxoplasma gondii pathogen is a threat to human health that results in economic burden. Unfortunately, there are very few high-efficiency and low-toxicity drugs for toxoplasmosis in the clinic. (+)-Usnic acid derived from lichen species has been reported
Kaiwei Si +6 more
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Regioselectivity Amination of Usnic Acid by Ammonia in Water
Molbank, 2023 Usnic acid is a well-known secondary lichen metabolite exhibiting a broad spectrum of biological activity. Previously it was shown that the reaction of usnic acid with various amines resulted in enamine-bond formation instead of the C(11)=O carbonyl ...
Aleksandr Filimonov +3 more
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Effect of Usnic Acid on Osteoclastogenic Activity [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2018 Osteoclasts are the only cells that can resorb bone and they are produced from monocytes/macrophages in the presence of M-CSF and RANKL and are activated in vivo by an immune response.
Han-Byeol Shin +6 more
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Inhibitory Activity of (+)-Usnic Acid against Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Motility. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Lichens are symbiotic organisms that produce various unique chemicals that can be used for pharmaceutical purposes. With the aim of screening new anti-cancer agents that inhibit cancer cell motility, we tested the inhibitory activity of seven lichen ...
Yi Yang +12 more
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Usnic acid controls the acidity tolerance of lichens
Environmental Pollution, 2008 The hypotheses were tested that, firstly, lichens producing the dibenzofuran usnic acid colonize substrates characterized by specific pH ranges, secondly, this preferred pH is in a range where soluble usnic acid and its corresponding anion occur in ...
Juergens, Sascha-Rene, Hauck, Markus
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Hydrogel Formulation of Usnic Acid and Antibacterial Activity Test Against Propionibacterium acne [PDF]
Scientia Pharmaceutica, 2018 Usnic acid is known for its remarkable antimicrobial activity. The aim of this research was to formulate hydrogel of usnic acid and evaluate the antibacterial activity against Propionibacterium acne.
Lili Fitriani +3 more
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Anticoccidal efficacy of usnic acid in broilers [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2016 This experiment was conducted to investigate if usnic acid, a lichen metabolite, exerts therapeutic action against coccidiosis. A total of 160 one-day-old male Ross 308 broiler chicks were divided into 5 experimental groups (A-E), each replicated in 4 ...
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Data in Brief, 2018 This text presents complementary data corresponding to schistosomiasis mansoni's vector control and enviromental toxicity using usnic acid. These informations support our research article “Toxicity of Usnic Acid from Cladonia substellata (Lichen) to ...
Hallysson Douglas Andrade de Araújo +7 more
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Does usnic acid affect microtubules in human cancer cells?
Brazilian Journal of BiologyUsnic acid, a lichen metabolite, is known to exert antimitotic and antiproliferative activities against normal and malignant human cells. Many chemotherapy agents exert their activities by blocking cell cycle progression, inducing cell death through ...
MA. O'Neill +6 more
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