Biopharmaceutical potential of lichens

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 778-798

  Zambare, Vasudeo P ^a   Christopher, Lew P ^a,b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b South Dakota School of Mines and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioactivities; Biopharmaceutical potential; Diversity; Lichen forming fungi; Lichens; Morphology; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

2,5 DIHYDROXY 3,6 DIPHENYL 1,4 BENZOQUINONE; ATRANOL; ATRANORIN; CETRARIA ACULEATE EXTRACT; CLOFAZIMINE; CRISTAZARIN; DEPSIDONE; DIFFRACTIC ACID; DIPLOICIN; DIVERICATIC ACID; EVERNIC ACID; FUMAROPROTOACETRARIC ACID; LECANORIC ACID; LICHENIN; METHYLORSELLINATE; NATURAL PRODUCT; NORSTICTIC ACID; PANNARIN; PARMELIA SULCATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTOACETRARIC ACID; PROTOLICHESTERINIC ACID; RESORCINOL; SALAZINIC ACID; STICTIC ACID; TENUIORIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; USNIC ACID; VULPINIC ACID; ZEORIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CANCER INHIBITION; CETRARIA ACULEATE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LD 50; LICHEN (ORGANISM); LIVER TOXICITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PARMELIA; PLANT STRUCTURES; REVIEW; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; DRUG DISCOVERY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LICHENS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYLOGENY; SYMBIOSIS;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 84861089143     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2011.633089     Document Type: Review

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