Hyperuricemia, a disease characterized by elevation of serum uric acid level beyond 6
mg/dL. This elevation led to appearance of symptoms from joint pain to gout and from gout to …

Depsidones are a class of polyphenolic polyketides that have been proposed to be
biosynthesized from oxidative coupling of esters of two polyketidic benzoic acid derivatives …

Male sexual dysfunctions such as infertility and impotence are recognized as the
consequences of diabetes. Salazinic acid (Sa) is a depsidone found in lichen genera of …

Tetramethrin (Tm) is a commonly used pesticide that has been reported to exert estrogen-
antagonistic effects selectively on female rats. The present study was undertaken to assess …

Eleven species of lichens of the genus Sticta, ten of which were collected in Colombia (S.
pseudosylvatica S. luteocyphellata S. cf. andina S. cf. hypoglabra, S. cordillerana, S. cf …

The usage of natural sources like lichen extracts and their metabolites as anti-inflammatory
agents is well known for ages. Based on the data of the folklore and documented books …

Traditionally, the decoction of leaves, flowers and stems of Borago officinalis was widely
used in the treatment of liver diseases. The present work is aimed to assess the …

The present study is aimed to evaluate the antioxidant and hepatoprotective properties of
selected ethanolic fractions of Fissidens grandiflora in ethanol-induced oxidative stress in …