Cladia aggregata (lichen) from Brazilian northeast: chemical characterization and antimicrobial activity

The chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the Cladia aggregata (Sw.) Nyl. were evaluated. Barbatic acid, depside obtained from C. aggregata, was spectroscopically analyzed and tested, as well as organic extracts. The extracts and purified substance were tested against four Staphylococcu...

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Main Authors: Mônica Cristina Barroso Martins, Marcio James Gonçalves de Lima, Flávia Pereira Silva, Eulália Azevedo-Ximenes, Nicácio Henrique da Silva, Eugênia Cristina Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2010-02-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132010000100015