Lichen secondary metabolites as potential antibiotic agents

Lichen Secondary Metabolites: Bioactive Properties and Pharmaceutical Potential

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 81-104

  Kosanić, Marijana ^a   Rankovic, Branislav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13374-4_3     Document Type: Chapter

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