Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Some Phenolic Metabolites Isolated from the Lichenized Ascomycete Ramalina lacera
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- 1 February 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Natural Product Communications
- Vol. 3 (2)
Abstract
The water-ethanol extract of the lichen Ramalina lacera has been evaluated for its chemical constituents, and for its antibacterial and antifungal properties. HPLC and TLC analysis revealed the presence of depsides, depsidones, carbohydrates, and anthracene glycosides. Six phenolic acids have been identified and tested for antibacterial and antifungal activities against ten bacterial and 13 fungal species.Keywords
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