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Some lichen products have antimicrobial activity
J Garcia Rowe1, M D Garcia Gimenez, M T Saenz Rodriguez
1Laboratory of Vegetal Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Spain.
Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of Biosciences
|September 17, 1999
Abstract:
Antimicrobial activity in some lichens from south Spain has been studied. Some lichenical substances are also identified. The structures of all compounds were elucidated by physical, spectral and chemical methods. A very high activity against Gram-positive bacteria has been observed in lichens containing usnic acid.