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Antioxidant and photoprotective activity of secondary metabolites isolated from lichens.

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Summary, in English

Seven mols. isolated from lichen species were tested as antioxidants and photoprotectors of UV-B (280-315 nm.) radiation. Perlatolic acid was the best of these seven mols. The decarboxythamnolic, usnic and usnic acid deriv. showed activity as photoprotectors. Finally, thamnolic acid showed good scavenging activity.

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

21-27

Publication/Series

Bolivian Journal of Chemistry / Revista Boliviana de Quimica

Volume

20

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Universidad Mayor de San Andres, Instituto de Invertigaciones Químicas

Topic

  • Organic Chemistry

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0250-5460