Pulvinamide
Application Notes
Pulvinamide is a yellow tetronic acid pigment isolated from the lichen Pseudocyphellaria crocata and other related species. Pulvinamide is a key biosynthetic intermediate for the biogenesis of pulvinic acid and its derivatives. Pulvinamide has weak antibacterial activity.
References
- Pulvinamide and possible biosynthetic relationships with pulvinic acid. Maass W.S.G. Phytochem. 1970, 9, 2477.
- Synthesis, characterization, and bioactivity of the lichen pigments pulvinamide, rhizocarpic acid, and epanorin and congeners. James P.J.C. et al. J. Nat. Prod. 2023, 86, 550.



