Structure of vesuvianic acid from stereocaulon species

Kristin Ingolfsdottir, Peter J. Hylands, Yngve Solberg

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)550-553
Number of pages4
JournalPhytochemistry
Volume25
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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

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