Antibacterial activities of Ramalin, usnic acid and its three derivatives isolated from the antarctic lichen Ramalina terebrata

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 34-38

  Paudel, Babita ^a,c   Bhattarai, Hari Datta ^a   Lee, Hong Kum ^a   Oh, Hyuncheol ^b   Shin, Hyun Woung ^c   Yim, Joung Han ^a  

^a Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)   (South Korea)

^b Silla University   (South Korea)

^c Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antarctic lichen; Antimicrobial; Ramalina terebrata; Usnic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; USNIC ACID;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREEZE DRYING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; LICHENS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA; BENZOFURANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREEZE DRYING; KINETICS; LICHENS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77951642066     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2010-1-206     Document Type: Article

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