Lichens: An update on their ethnopharmacological uses and potential as sources of drug leads

OT Adenubi, IM Famuyide, LJ McGaw… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Lichens, a unique symbiotic association between an
alga/cyanobacterium and a fungus, produce secondary metabolites that are a promising …

Cereal waste valorization through conventional and current extraction techniques—an up-to-date overview

AC Fărcaș, SA Socaci, SA Nemeș, LC Salanță… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, in the European Union more than 100 million tons of food are wasted,
meanwhile, millions of people are starving. Food waste represents a serious and ever …

Antibacterial and antibiofilm effects of different samples of five commercially available essential oils

R Neagu, V Popovici, LE Ionescu, V Ordeanu… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Essential oils (EOs) have gained economic importance due to their biological activities, and
increasing amounts are demanded everywhere. However, substantial differences between …

Screening evaluation of antiproliferative, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of lichen extracts and secondary metabolites in vitro

M Kello, M Goga, K Kotorova, D Sebova, R Frenak… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lichen metabolites represent a wide range of substances with a variety of biological effects.
The present study was designed to analyze the potential antiproliferative, antimicrobial and …

Formulation and Development of Bioadhesive Oral Films Containing Usnea barbata (L.) FHWigg Dry Ethanol Extract (F-UBE-HPC) with Antimicrobial and Anticancer …

V Popovici, E Matei, GC Cozaru, L Bucur, CE Gîrd… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Medical research explores plant extracts' properties to obtain potential anticancer drugs. The
present study aims to formulate, develop, and characterize the bioadhesive oral films …

In Vitro Anticancer Activity of Mucoadhesive Oral Films Loaded with Usnea barbata (L.) FH Wigg Dry Acetone Extract, with Potential Applications in Oral Squamous …

V Popovici, E Matei, GC Cozaru, L Bucur, CE Gîrd… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most frequent oral malignancy, with a high
death rate and an inadequate response to conventional chemotherapeutic drugs. Medical …

Design, Characterization, and Anticancer and Antimicrobial Activities of Mucoadhesive Oral Patches Loaded with Usnea barbata (L.) FH Wigg Ethanol Extract F-UBE …

V Popovici, E Matei, GC Cozaru, L Bucur, CE Gîrd… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The oral cavity's common pathologies are tooth decay, periodontal disease, and oral cancer;
oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most frequent oral malignancy, with a high …

Methodological aspects of green extraction of usnic acid using natural deep eutectic solvents

M Kulinowska, S Dresler, A Skalska-Kamińska… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Usnic acid (UA) is a compound with multiple biological activities that make it useful in
various industries, eg, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, dentistry, and agricultural sectors. Lichens …

ROS-Induced DNA-Damage and Autophagy in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Usnea barbata Oil Extract—An In Vitro Study

V Popovici, AM Musuc, E Matei, O Karampelas… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress is associated with aging, cancers, and numerous metabolic and chronic
disorders, and phenolic compounds are well known for their health-promoting role due to …

A spectrophotometric analysis of extracted water-soluble phenolic metabolites of lichens

Ł Furmanek, P Czarnota, A Tekiela, I Kapusta… - Planta, 2024 - Springer
Main conclusion Rainwater most probably constitutes a relatively effective solvent for lichen
substances in nature which have the potential to provide for human and environmental …