Abstract
Vesuvianic acid, which was previously isolated from Stereocaulon vesuvianum var. pulvinatum without a full elucidation of structure, has now been isolated from S. alpinum. More detailed spectral investigation indicates that vesuvianic acid, which was previously believed to be a new depsidone, is an ethyl ether of stictic acid which itself may be an artefact produced during extraction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 550-553 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Phytochemistry |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 22 Jan 1986 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information: Acknowledgements-The authors are grateful to Donna Baxter for collection and identification of material, to E. W. K. Jay and Claire M. Findlay for bioassays and to Y. E. Moharir for GC/MS analyses. This study was supported by a grant from the Natural Science & Engineering Research Council of Canada.Other keywords
- Stereocaulon alpinum
- depsidone
- lichen
- vesuvianic acid