Succinprotocetraric acid is an organic chemical compound with the formula C₂₂H₁₈O₁₂. It is the ester of succinic acid and protocetraric acid and it is classified as a depsidone. Succinprotocetraric acid is produced by certain lichens.

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Buellia capensis ''Buellia capensis'' is a species of crustose lichen in the family Caliciaceae. Found in South Africa, it was formally described as new species in 2021 by John Elix and Helmut Mayrhofer. The type specimen was collected south of Langebaan ...

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Cladonia arbuscula ''Cladonia arbuscula'' or the shrubby cup lichen is a species of cup lichen in the Cladoniaceae The Cladoniaceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. It is one of the largest families of lichen-forming fungi, with about 5 ...

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Cetraria islandica ''Cetraria islandica'', also known as true Iceland lichen or Iceland moss, is an Arctic-alpine lichen whose erect or upright, leaflike habit gives it the appearance of a moss, where its name likely comes from. Description It is often of a pale ...

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chemotype A chemotype (sometimes chemovar) is a chemically distinct entity in a plant or microorganism, with differences in the composition of the secondary metabolites. Minor genetic and epigenetic changes with little or no effect on morphology or anatomy m ...

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Carbonyl compounds Heterocyclic compounds with 3 rings Dicarboxylic acids Carboxylate esters Lactones