Current results on biological activities of lichen secondary metabolites: A review

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 157-173

  Molnár, Katalin ^a   Farkas, Edit ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Lichens; Secondary compounds

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; USNIC ACID;

ALGA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; LICHENS; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW;

ALGAE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENZOFURANS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGI; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LICHENS; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 77953048898     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2010-3-401     Document Type: Review

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