Screening of antioxidant potential of Arctic lichens

Polar Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1775-1782

  Singh, Shiv M ^a   Singh, Purnima ^b   Ravindra, Rasik ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ANTARCTIC AND OCEAN RESEARCH   (India)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bioprospecting; Extreme environment; Lichen; Ny lesund; Svalbard

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; LICHEN; LIPID; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SOLVENT; VITAMIN;

ARCTIC; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

CETRARIA; CETRARIA NIVALIS; CLADONIA AMAUROCRAEA; CLADONIA MEDITERRANEA; PHYSCIA CAESIA; UMBILICARIA HYPERBOREA; XANTHORIA ELEGANS;

EID: 80053950494     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-1027-9     Document Type: Article

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