Abstract
Sterols were extracted from the lichens Lobaria pulmonaria, Lobaria scrobiculata and Usnea longissima with chloroform-methanol (2:1) (solvent-extractable fraction) followed by saponification of the residual lichen material to give a tightly-bound sterol fraction. The compounds were principally ergosterol, episterol, fecosterol and lichesterol with minor quantities of C17, C28 and C29 monoenes and dienes of the phytosterol type.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1821-1823 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Phytochemistry |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1975 |
Keywords
- Lobaria pulmonaria
- Lobaria scrobiculata
- Parmeliales
- Peltigerales
- Usnea longissima
- base extractable lipid pools.
- lichens
- solvent extractable sterols
- sterol composition
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Plant Science
- Horticulture