Chemistry:Diffractaic acid
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Short description: Chemical compound produced by lichens
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4-(2,4-dimethoxy-3,6-dimethylbenzoyl)oxy-2-hydroxy-3,6-dimethylbenzoic acid[1]
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| C20H22O7 | |
| Molar mass | 374.389 g·mol−1 |
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Diffractaic acid is a β-orcinol depside with the molecular formula C20H22O7, which is produced by lichens.[3][1][4] Diffractaic acid has cytotoxic, cytogenetic, oxidative, analgesic and antiviral effects.[4]
The foliose lichen species Punctelia diffractaica is named for the presence of this compound.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Diffractaic acid" (in en). Pubchem.ncbi.NLM.nih.gov. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Diffractaic-acid#section=Names-and-Identifiers.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (in en) Diffractaic Acid (CAS 436-32-8). https://www.caymanchem.com/product/24208.
- ↑ Sukumaran, Swapna Thacheril; Sugathan, Shiburaj; Abdulhameed, Sabu (28 November 2020) (in en). Plant Metabolites: Methods, Applications and Prospects. Springer Nature. p. 265. ISBN 978-981-15-5136-9.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Demir, Leyla; Toğar, Başak; Türkez, Hasan; Sozio, Piera; Aslan, Ali; Stefano, Antonio Di (2015). "The investigation of cytogenetic and oxidative effects of diffractaic acid on human lymphocyte cultures" (in en). Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 58: 75–81. doi:10.1590/S1516-8913201502752. ISSN 1516-8913.
- ↑ Kurokawa, S. (1999). "Notes on Flavopunctelia and Punctelia (Parmeliaceae), with descriptions of four new species". Bulletin of the Botanical Garden of Toyama 4: 25–32.
Further reading
- Sinha, Rajeshwar P.; Häder, h c Donat-P. (6 October 2020) (in en). Natural Bioactive Compounds: Technological Advancements. Academic Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-12-820659-1.
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