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329967

(+)-Usnic acid

98%

Synonyme(s) :

(+)-Usnic acid from Usnea dasypoga, 2,6-Diacetyl-7,9-dihydroxy-8,9b-dimethyldibenzofuran-1,3(2H,9bH)-dione

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Formule empirique (notation de Hill) :
C18H16O7
Numéro CAS:
Poids moléculaire :
344.32
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
231-456-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
96698
MDL number:
Assay:
98%
Form:
powder
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InChI key

ICTZCAHDGHPRQR-GOSISDBHSA-N

InChI

1S/C18H16O7/c1-6-14(22)12(8(3)20)16-13(15(6)23)18(4)10(25-16)5-9(21)11(7(2)19)17(18)24/h5,22-24H,1-4H3/t18-/m1/s1

SMILES string

C[C@](C1=C(O)C(C)=C(O)C(C(C)=O)=C1O2)(C(C3C(C)=O)=O)C2=CC3=O

assay

98%

form

powder

optical activity

[α]25/D +488°, c = 0.7% in chloroform

mp

201-203 °C (lit.)

functional group

ketone

Quality Level

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General description

(+)-Usnic acid is a bioactive compound mainly found as a secondary metabolite in lichens.

Application

(+)-Usnic acid has been used to study the following:
  • The mechanism of its antimicrobial activity in bacterial cells.
  • Its ability as an antibiofilm agent against Group A Streptococci (GAS).
  • Its ability as a potent anti-virulent compound against Candida albicans.
  • The mechanism of its toxic effect on hepatocytes.
  • Its ability to inhibit the motility of human lung cancer cells.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Classe de stockage

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


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Sohaila Erfani et al.
Iranian journal of basic medical sciences, 23(9), 1225-1231 (2020-09-24)
Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion causes complex pathological mechanisms that lead to brain tissue damage. Usnic acid is a lichen secondary metabolite that has many different biological properties including anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activities. Therefore, the objective of the current study was to investigate
Michal Goga et al.
Ecology and evolution, 8(5), 2781-2787 (2018-03-14)
Lichens and mosses often share the same environmental conditions where they compete for substrate and other essential factors. Lichens use secondary metabolites as allelochemicals to repel surrounding plants and potential rivals. In mosses, endoreduplication leads to the occurrence of various
Kunal Kumar et al.
Chemico-biological interactions, 315, 108898-108898 (2019-11-13)
Usnic acid, a dibenzofuran derivative found in many lichen species, is reported to have anticancer activity against human gastric cancer. We investigated the molecular alterations associated with anticancer effects of usnic acid against human gastric adenocarcinoma AGS and gastric carcinoma
Inhibitory Activity of (+)-Usnic Acid against Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Motility.
Yang Y, et al.
PLoS ONE, 11(1), e0146575-e0146575 (2016)
Usnic acid inhibits biofilm formation and virulent morphological traits of Candida albicans.
Nithyanand P, et al.
Microbiological research, 179, 20-28 (2015)

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