Lecanoric_acid

Lecanoric acid

Lecanoric acid

Chemical compound

Lecanoric acid is a chemical produced by several species of lichen.[1] Lecanoric acid is classified as a polyphenol and a didepside, and it functions as an antioxidant.[2] The acid is named after the lichen Lecanora. The acid has also been isolated from Usnea subvacata, Parmotrema stuppuem, Parmotrema tinctorum, Parmotrema grayana, Xanthoparmelia arida and Xanthoparmelia lecanorica.[3][4] A related compound, 5-chlorolecanoric acid, is found in some species of Punctelia.[5]

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    "Lecanoric acid". PubChem. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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    Luo, Heng; Yamamoto, Yoshikazu; A Kim, Jung; Jung, Jae Sung; Koh, Young Jin; Hur, Jae-Seoun (13 March 2009). "Lecanoric acid, a secondary lichen substance with antioxidant properties from Umbilicaria antarctica in maritime Antarctica (King George Island)". Polar Biology. 32 (7): 1033–1040. Bibcode:2009PoBio..32.1033L. doi:10.1007/s00300-009-0602-9. S2CID 9256291.
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    Hale, Mason E. (1990). A synopsis of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae) /. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.123253.
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    White, Pollyanna; Oliveira, Rita; Oliveira, Aldeidia; Serafini, Mairim; Araújo, Adriano; Gelain, Daniel; Moreira, Jose; Almeida, Jackson; Quintans, Jullyana; Quintans-Junior, Lucindo; Santos, Marcio (12 September 2014). "Antioxidant Activity and Mechanisms of Action of Natural Compounds Isolated from Lichens: A Systematic Review". Molecules. 19 (9): 14496–14527. doi:10.3390/molecules190914496. PMC 6271897. PMID 25221871.
  5. [5]
    Elix, John A.; Wardlaw, Judith H. (2002). "5-Chlorolecanoric acid, a new depside from Punctelia species" (PDF). Australasian Lichenology. 50: 6–9.
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