Rhizocarpic acid

Rhizocarpic acid (Compound 2) is a secondary metabolite of lichen. Rhizocarpic acid effectively inhibits the growth of bacteria, such as Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus, as well as murine myeloma NS-1 cells. Rhizocarpic acid is an antioxidant and an insect antifeedant with an ED50 of 71 μmol/g dry weight against neonate larvae of the Egyptian cotton leaf worm Spodoptera littoralis[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[18463-11-1]

UNSPSC

12352005

Target

Bacterial; Endogenous Metabolite

Related Pathways

Anti-infection; Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

COVID-19-immunoregulation

Field of Research

Infection

Smiles

COC([C@H](CC1=CC=CC=C1)NC(/C(C2=CC=CC=C2)=C3C(O)=C(C4=CC=CC=C4)C(O/3)=O)=O)=O

Molecular Formula

C28H23NO6

Molecular Weight

469.49

References & Citations

[1]James PJC, et al. Synthesis, Characterization, and Bioactivity of the Lichen Pigments Pulvinamide, Rhizocarpic Acid, and Epanorin and Congeners. J Nat Prod. 2023 Mar 24;86 (3) :550-556.|[2]Hidalgo ME, et al. Photophysical, photochemical, and thermodynamic properties of shikimic acid derivatives: calycin and rhizocarpic acid (lichens) . J Photochem Photobiol B. 2002 Apr;66 (3) :213-7.