Popovici V., Bucur L., Calcan S.I., Cucolea E.I., Costach T., Rambu D., Schröder V., Gîrd C.E., Gherghel D., Vochita G., Caraiane A. & Badea V.
(2022):
Elemental analysis and in vitro evaluation of antibacterial and antifungal activities of Usnea barbata (L.) Weber ex F.H. Wigg from Călimani Mountains, Romania -
Plants,
11: 32 [21 p.]
This study aims to complete our research on Usnea barbata (L.) Weber ex F.H. Wigg (U.
barbata) from the Calimani Mountains, Romania, with an elemental analysis and to explore its
antibacterial and antifungal potential. Thus, we analyzed twenty-three metals (Ca, Fe, Mg, Mn, Zn,
Al, Ag, Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Li, Ni, Tl, V, Mo, Pd, Pt, Sb, As, Pb, Cd, and Hg) in dried U. barbata lichen (dUB)
by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). For the second study, we performed
dried lichen extraction …
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