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usnic acid
Sign in to saveAlso known as usninic acid, usniacin, usnein, Usno, 1,3(2H,9bH)-Dibenzofurandione, 2,6-diacetyl-7,9-dihydroxy-8,9b-dimethyl-, L-usnic acid
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C18H16O7
- Molecular weight
- 344.3 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2,6-diacetyl-3,7,9-trihydroxy-8,9b-dimethyldibenzofuran-1-one
- SMILES
- CC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1O)C3(C(=CC(=C(C3=O)C(=O)C)O)O2)C)C(=O)C)O
- InChIKey
- WEYVVCKOOFYHRW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.1
- Polar surface area
- 121 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 3
- H-bond acceptors
- 7
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
754 papers- Usnic Acid.2012
- Usnic acid.Phytochemistry · 2002
- Usnic Acid: Potential Role in Management of Wound Infections.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2019
- Hepatotoxicity of usnic acid and underlying mechanisms.Journal of environmental science and health. Part C, Toxicology and carcinogenesis · 2025
- Review: Usnic acid-induced hepatotoxicity and cell death.Environmental toxicology and pharmacology · 2020
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