Anticancer potential of lichens' secondary metabolites

Z Solárová, A Liskova, M Samec, P Kubatka… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lichens produce different classes of phenolic compounds, including anthraquinones,
xanthones, dibenzofuranes, depsides and depsidones. Many of them have revealed …

Nutritional and health-promoting effects of lichens used in food applications

M Thakur, IK Kasi, P Islary, SK Bhatti - Current Nutrition Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Lichens have a huge significance which is used in nutrition due
to the bioactive components within. Lichen is a nutrient-dense resourceful diet nearly every …

Novel resources of chitinolytic bacteria isolated from Yok Don National Park, Vietnam

DM Tran, TU Huynh, TH Nguyen, TO Do… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims This study focused on the isolation and characterization of chitinolytic bacteria from
Yok Don National Park, Vietnam for future studies regarding biofertilizers and biocontrol …

Lichen secondary metabolites inhibit the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in glioblastoma cells and improve the anticancer effects of Temozolomide

A Majchrzak-Celińska, R Kleszcz, E Studzińska-Sroka… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lichens are a source of secondary metabolites with significant pharmacological potential.
Data regarding their possible application in glioblastoma (GBM) treatment are, however …

In Vitro Anticancer Activity and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers Status Determined by Usnea barbata (L.) FH Wigg. Dry Extracts

V Popovici, L Bucur, G Vochita, D Gherghel, CT Mihai… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lichens represent an important resource for common traditional medicines due to their
numerous metabolites that can exert diverse pharmacological activities including anticancer …

Phytochemical analysis, cytotoxic, antioxidant, and antibacterial activities of lichens

N Aoussar, FE Laasri, M Bourhia… - Evidence‐Based …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Lichens present a complex symbiotic relationship between a filamentous
fungus, photoautotrophic partner (algae or cyanobacteria), and bacterial community. The …

Determination of chemical composition and antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of lichens Parmelia conspersa and Parmelia perlata

NT Manojlović, AB Rančić, R Décor, P Vasiljević… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Springer
The aim of this study is to investigate the chemical composition of extracts of the lichens
Parmelia conspersa and Parmelia perlata and their antimicrobial, antioxidant, and …

In silico evaluation of usnic acid derivatives to discover potential antibacterial drugs against DNA gyrase B and DNA topoisomerase IV

M Roney, AR Issahaku, MS Forid… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Due to the rising increase in infectious diseases brought on by bacteria and anti-bacterial
drug resistance, antibacterial therapy has become difficult. The majority of first-line …

An integrative review of the biology and chemistry of lichens and their ecological, ethnopharmacological, pharmaceutical and therapeutic potential

LK Bhagarathi, PNB DaSilva… - GSC Biological and …, 2023 - gsconlinepress.com
This purpose of this paper is to review and evaluate published literature on the biology and
chemistry of lichens and their ecological, ethnopharmacological, pharmaceutical and …

Comparative analysis of antimicrobial, antioxidant activities and phytochemicals of Himalayan lichens

P Kumar, S Nayaka, T Verma, A Niranjan… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2024 - Springer
The aim of the present study is to investigate the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of
lichens collected from Himalaya and to analyze their phytochemicals. Twelve species of …