usnic acid

Term ID

CHEBI:38319

Synonyms

• 2,6-diacetyl-3,7,9-trihydroxy-8,9b-dimethyldibenzo[b,d]furan-1(9bH)-one
• usnein
• usniacin
• usninic acid
• Usninsaeure

Definition

A member of the class of dibenzofurans that is dibenzo[b,d]furan-1(9bH)-one substituted by acetyl groups at positions 2 and 6, hydroxy groups at positions 3 and 7 and methyl groups at positions 8 and 9b.

References

• beilstein:346490
• cas:125-46-2
• pubmed:11034349
• pubmed:18887895
• pubmed:19034791
• pubmed:19349177
• pubmed:20379653
• pubmed:24770718
• reaxys:96699
• wikipedia.en:Usnic_acid

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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