Sterols of three lichen species: Lobaria pulmonaria, Lobaria Scrobiculata and Usnea Longissima

Stephen Safe, Lorna M. Safe, Wolfgang S.G. Maass

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1821-1823
Number of pages3
JournalPhytochemistry
Volume14
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 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

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