Identification and quantitation of usnic acid from the lichen Usnea species of anatolia and antimicrobial activity

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 61, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 773-776

  Cansaran, Demet ^a   Kahya, Didem ^a   Yurdakulol, Ender ^a   Atakol, Orhan ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; HPLC; Usnea

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; USNEA; USNEA BARBATA; USNEA FLORIDA; USNEA HIRTA; USNEA LONGISSIMA; USNEA RIGIDA;

EID: 33846468948     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2006-11-1202     Document Type: Article

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