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Chemistry (Current Names)


Major lichen substancies revealed by T.L.C.

See White, F. J. & James, P. W. (1985)
A new guide to microchemical techniques for the identification of lichen substances.
Bull. Br. Lichen Soc. 57 (Suppl.): 1-41


Ac alpha-collatolic acid
Al Alectoronic acid
At Atranorin
Bt Barbatic acid
Ca Caperatic acid
Ct Constictic acid
Cz Consalazinic acid
De 4-o-demethylbarbatic acid
Dv Divaricatic acid
Eh Echinocarpic acid
Ev Evernic acid
Fa Fatty acids
Fp Fumarprotocetraric acid
Gf Glomelliferic acid
Gm Glomellic acid
Gy Gyrophoric acid
Hi Hiascic acid complex
Lb Lobaric acid
Lc Lecanoric acid
No Norobtusatic acid
Nt Norstictic acid
Pc Protocetraric acid
Pt Perlatolic acid
Sb Subauriferin
Se Secalonic acid
Sp Stenosporic acid
St Stictic acid
Sz Salazinic acid
Us Usnic acid

+ = Permanent
o = Occasional

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