In conclusion, usnic acid had a marked inhibitory effect on growth and proliferation of two different human cancer cell lines and led to loss of mitochondrial membrane potential. Cell survival was little affected; late necrosis was seen in one of the cell lines. No difference was noted between the two enantiomers.[...]© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkGet connected:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text (Source: Planta Medica)