Mycousnine
Application Notes
Mycousnine is an usnic acid analogue with phytotoxic properties isolated from the plant pathogen, Mycosphaerella nawae. Mycousnine is also derived from the lichen and fungal metabolite, usnic acid. Mycousnineis a potent antibacterial.
References
- Comparative positive and negative ion mass spectrometry of usnic acid and related metabolites. Huneck S. & Schmidt J. et al. Biomed Mass Spectrom. 1980, 7, 301.
- Structures of (-)-mycousnine, (+)-isomycousnine and (+)-oxymycousnine, new usnic acid derivatives from phytopathogenic Mycosphaerella nawae. Sassa T. et al. Ag Biol Chem. 1990, 54, 2231.
- Mycousfurans A and B, antibacterial usnic acid congeners from the fungus Mycosphaerella sp., isolated from a marine sediment. Lee J. et al. Mar Drugs 2019, 17, 422.