Cakmak K.C. & Gülçin İ.
(2019):
Anticholinergic and antioxidant activities of usnic acid-an activity-structure insight,
Toxicology Reports,
6: 1273-1280
Usnic acid, as active dibenzofuran derivative, isolated and characterized from some lichen species. The aim of manuscript was to evaluate antioxidant, anticholinergic and antidiabetic potentials of usnic acid as an important natural product. Antioxidant profile of usnic acid determined by eight distinguishes bioanalytical antioxidant methods including 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH·), 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS[rad] +), superoxide anion radical (O2 [rad] −) …
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