Crystal Structure Characterization of Natural Allantoin from Edible Lichen Umbilicaria esculenta
In China, Korea, and Japan, Umbilicaria esculenta is considered as both food and medicinal resources from lichen. In the current study, a prismatic crystal was first isolated from edible lichen U. esculenta via solvent fractionation. The structure of the crystalline compound was elucidated as allant...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-08-01
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Series: | Crystals |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/1/3/128 |