Today, cancer is appearing as a major unsolved health problem. Basicly, surgery,
chemotherapy and hormone therapy models are used in the treatment of cancer. Basic …

Lichens produce different classes of phenolic compounds, including anthraquinones,
xanthones, dibenzofuranes, depsides and depsidones. Many of them have revealed …

The components obtained from natural products have been used in many fields such as
medicine, pharmacy and biology throughout the history. Some new and important …

The potential of lichens for medicinal use is to have a variety of bioactive anticancer
compounds. Several factors drive the issue of lichens as a usual substance of carcinoma …

Cancers are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the past half-
century, natural products have served us well in combating cancer. The main sources of …

Background: Lichens are a composite consortium of a fungus and an alga. The symbiotic
organisms are naturally equipped with distinct characteristics as compared to constituting …

The presence of unwanted side effects of many drugs used in cancer treatment brings about
research for alternative therapeutic approaches. Lichens, symbiotic organisms of fungi and …

Lichens produce a wide variety of seconder metabolites which have a potential use as anti-
microbial, cytotoxic, fungitoxic, anti-feedant, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory [1-3]. Many …

Lichens represent a unique association of two or more organisms. This coexistence is the
result of symbiosis. In the past lichens were used worldwide as a source of bioactive …

Lichens are organisms which are formed through symbiotic association of fungi and algae or
cyanobacteria. Lichen produces a great variety of secondary metabolites with various …