Two new antioxidant active polyketides from penicillium citrinum, an endolichenic fungus isolated from parmotrema species in Sri Lanka

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 119-126

  Samanthi, K A U ^a   Wickramaarachchi, S ^a   Wijeratne, E M K ^b   Paranagama, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Biosynthesis; Endolichenic fungus; Penicillium citrinum; Polyketides; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936745377     PISSN: 13914588     EISSN: 23620161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v43i2.7939     Document Type: Article

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