Lichens - A promising source of bioactive secondary metabolites

Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 273-287

  Boustie, Joël ^a   Grube, Martin ^b  

^a UFR Pharmacie   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Biosynthesis; Drugs; Lichens; Metabolites, phylogeny; Phytochemistry

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

EID: 25844458962     PISSN: 14792621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PGR200572     Document Type: Review

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