A review on usnic acid, an interesting natural compound

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 137-146

  Cocchietto, Moreno ^a   Skert, Nicola ^b   Nimis, Pier ^b   Sava, Gianni ^a  

^a Callerio Foundation   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; HERBICIDE; USNIC ACID;

LICHEN; ORGANIC ACID;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENANTIOMER; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; LICHEN; METABOLITE; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENZOFURANS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; LICHENS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TINEA PEDIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0036255508     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-002-0305-3     Document Type: Review

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