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(+)-Usniacin

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Product Name
(+)-Usniacin
CAS No.
7562-61-0
Chemical Name
(+)-Usniacin
Synonyms
(+)-Usnein;D-USNIC ACID;(r)-usnicaci;(+)-usnicaci;(+)-Usniacin;d-usninicacid;(R)-Usnicacid;Thinolic acid;plus-usnic acid;(+)-Usnic acid-RM
CBNumber
CB9422382
Molecular Formula
C18H16O7
Formula Weight
344.32
MOL File
7562-61-0.mol
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(+)-Usniacin Property

Melting point:
201-203 °C(lit.)
alpha 
488 º (c=0.4, CHCl3)
Boiling point:
399.43°C (rough estimate)
Density 
1.2869 (rough estimate)
refractive index 
1.4790 (estimate)
storage temp. 
Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
solubility 
almost transparency in Chloroform
form 
powder to crystal
pka
4.00±0.40(Predicted)
color 
Light orange to Yellow to Green
optical activity
[α]25/D +488°, c = 0.7% in chloroform
Water Solubility 
Partly soluble in water. Soluble in acetone, ethanol, chloroform and furfural.
Merck 
14,9893
BRN 
96698
LogP
1.270 (est)
CAS DataBase Reference
7562-61-0(CAS DataBase Reference)
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Safety

Hazard Codes 
Xn
Risk Statements 
22
Safety Statements 
36
WGK Germany 
3
RTECS 
HP5295050
3-10
HazardClass 
IRRITANT
HS Code 
29329990
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Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)
Signal word
Warning
Hazard statements

H302Harmful if swallowed

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N-Bromosuccinimide Price

Sigma-Aldrich
Product number
329967
Product name
(+)-Usnic acid
Purity
98%
Packaging
5g
Price
$65
Updated
2025/07/31
Sigma-Aldrich
Product number
329967
Product name
(+)-Usnic acid
Purity
98%
Packaging
25g
Price
$113
Updated
2025/07/31
TCI Chemical
Product number
U0023
Product name
(+)-Usnic Acid
Purity
>98.0%(HPLC)(T)
Packaging
1g
Price
$23
Updated
2025/07/31
TCI Chemical
Product number
U0023
Product name
(+)-Usnic Acid
Purity
>98.0%(HPLC)(T)
Packaging
25g
Price
$162
Updated
2025/07/31
Sigma-Aldrich
Product number
PHL89818
Product name
(+)-Usnic acid
Purity
phyproof? Reference Substance
Packaging
100mg
Price
$268
Updated
2025/07/31
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(+)-Usniacin Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Preparation

Weigh 5.0 g of chopped Usnea longiflora into a 500 mL flask, and extract with 75 mL of ethyl acetate for 2 times, 4 h each time, and combine the extracts. Suction filtration, concentrated to 1/6~1/8 of the original volume, naturally cooled, crystallized, filtered off the mother liquor, and dried at 80°C to obtain the crude usnic acid. 30 times the amount of benzene-ethanol (volume ratio 1:1) mixed solvent was added to the crude product, refluxed for 2 h, filtered while hot, the filtrate was concentrated to 1/5 of the original volume, and crystals were precipitated by cooling. Dry at 80 ℃, recrystallize twice with ethyl acetate, and the obtained relatively pure pale yellow needle crystal is the fine usnic acid.

Chemical Properties

Yellow crystalline powder, soluble in organic solvents such as methanol, ethanol, and DMSO, derived from Usnea diffracta Vain.

Uses

Usnic acid is used as fragrance; preservative in deodorants; in anti ac ne formulations; antibiotic for topical application.

Uses

Usnic Acid acts as an antibacterial and antifungal agent, and are often seen used in cosmetics and facial application chemicals.

Uses

(+)-Usnic acid has been used to study the following:

  • The mechanism of its antimicrobial activity in bacterial cells.
  • Its ability as an antibiofilm agent against Group A Streptococci (GAS).
  • Its ability as a potent anti-virulent compound against Candida albicans.
  • The mechanism of its toxic effect on hepatocytes.
  • Its ability to inhibit the motility of human lung cancer cells.

Definition

ChEBI: (-)-usnic acid is the (-)-enantiomer of usnic acid. It has a role as an EC 1.13.11.27 (4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase) inhibitor. It is a conjugate acid of a (-)-usnic acid(2-). It is an enantiomer of a (+)-usnic acid.

General Description

(+)-Usniacin is a primary reference substance with assigned absolute purity (considering chromatographic purity, water, residual solvents, inorganic impurities). The exact value can be found on the certificate. Produced by PhytoLab GmbH & Co. KG.

Biological Activity

mic: 0.05 μg/62.5 μl to 3.1 μg/62.5 μlmicroorganisms can colonize a wide variety of medical devices, putting patients at risk for systemic and local infectious complications, including local-site infections, endocarditis, and catheter-related bloodstream infections. (+)-usniacin is a secondary lichen metabolite that possesses antimicrobial activity against various planktonic gram-positive bacteria.

Contact allergens

Usnic acid is a component of lichens, also used as a topical antibiotic. Allergic contact dermatitis from lichens occurs mainly occupationally in forestry and horticultural workers, and in lichen pickers.

in vitro

(+)-usniacin showed antimicrobial activity against the same microorganisms as that of acetone extract. among the three analogues it was the most active one having quite low mic values. furthermore, (+)-usniacin did not show any activity against a. hydrophila and b. cereus whereas (d)-usnic acid did. on the other hand, (+)-usniacin was active against y. enterocolitica whereas (d)-usnic acid was not active [1].

Purification Methods

This very weak acid is the natural form which is recrystallised from Me2CO, MeOH or *C6H6. At 25o it is soluble in H2O (<0.01%), Me2CO (0.77%), EtOAc (0.88%), MeOCH2CH2OH (0.22%) and furfural (7.32%). [Curd & Robertson J Chem Soc 894 1937, Barton & Brunn J Chem Soc 603 1953, resolution: Dean et al. J Chem Soc 1250 1953, synthesis: Barton et al. J Chem Soc 538 1956, Beilstein 18/5 V 586.]

References

[1] tay t, türk ao, yilmaz m, türk h, kivanç m. evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of the acetone extract of the lichen ramalina farinacea and its (+)-usnic acid, norstictic acid, and protocetraric acid constituents. z naturforsch c. 2004 may-jun;59(5-6):384-8.
[2] ghione m, parrello d, grasso l. usnic acid revisited, its activity on oral flora. chemioterapia. 1988 oct;7(5):302-5.

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WUHAN FORTUNA CHEMICAL CO., LTD
Product
(+)-Usniacin 7562-61-0
Price
US $0.00/KG
Min. Order
1KG
Purity
98%
Supply Ability
200kg/month
Release date
2021-07-19
BINBO BIOLOGICAL CO.,LTD
Product
(+)-Usniacin 7562-61-0
Price
US $0.00/kg
Min. Order
1kg
Purity
98%
Supply Ability
1000 kg
Release date
2024-04-29
Zhuozhou Wenxi import and Export Co., Ltd
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(+)-Usnic acid 98% 7562-61-0
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US $15.00-10.00/KG
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1KG
Purity
99%+ HPLC
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Monthly supply of 1 ton
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2021-06-27

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