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Usnea

A genus of lichen-forming fungi containing usnic acid and mucilage. Usnea barbata is used in HERBAL MEDICINE.
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Usnea barbata <plant>
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isolation & purification analysis

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2014
2014
Host switching promotes diversity in host-specialized mycoparasitic fungi: uncoupled evolution in the Biatoropsis-usnea system.
Fungal mycoparasitism-fungi parasitizing other fungi-is a common lifestyle in some basal lineages of the basidiomycetes… (More)
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2009
2009
Optimization of Culture Conditions for Lichen Usnea ghattensis G. Awasthi to Increase Biomass and Antioxidant Metabolite Production
The aim of this study is to optimize the culture conditions for lichen Usnea ghattensis G. Awasthi in order to increase biomass… (More)
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2008
2008
The delimitation of Antarctic and bipolar species of neuropogonoid Usnea (Ascomycota, Lecanorales): a cohesion approach of species recognition for the Usnea perpusilla complex.
Species of the Neuropogon group in the lichen genus Usnea have their centre of distribution in polar regions of the Southern… (More)
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2008
2008
Antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of a lichen Usnea ghattensis in vitro.
Antioxidative and hepatoprotective activity of a cultured lichen Usnea ghattensis has been studied. The methanolic extract of… (More)
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2005
2005
Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of lichen Usnea ghattensis in vitro
Various solvent extracts of the lichen Usnea ghattensis showed good antioxidant activity. A methanol extract prevented lipid… (More)
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2005
2005
Bioactive phenolic compounds from a medicinal lichen, Usnea longissima.
Natural products, longissiminone A (1) and longissiminone B (2), were isolated along with a known compound, glutinol (3), from a… (More)
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2005
2005
Effects of water extract of Usnea longissima on antioxidant enzyme activity and mucosal damage caused by indomethacin in rats.
In this study, the antiulcerogenic effect of a water extract obtained from the lichen species Usnea longissima was investigated… (More)
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2005
2005
Evaluation of antioxidant potential of the cultured mycobiont of a lichen Usnea ghattensis.
The biologically active compounds, antioxidant activities and free radical scavenging effects of dry matter of cultural medium… (More)
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1994
1994
Analysis of Usnea fasciata crude extracts with antineoplastic activity.
Different fractions, isolated from the lichen Usnea fasciata, were analyzed by PC, TLC, and RP-HPLC. Analysis of the organic… (More)
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1993
1993
Contributions to the complex study of some lichens-Usnea genus. Pharmacological studies on Usnea barbata and Usnea hirta species.
The pharmacological researches have been performed for Usnea barbata and Usnea hirta species using hydroalcoholic extracts. The… (More)
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