Antimicrobial applications of lichens: secondary metabolites and green synthesis of silver nanoparticles: a review

M Alavi, MR Hamblin, JF Kennedy - Nano Micro Biosystems, 2022 - nmb-journal.com
Lichens produce a variety of unique extracellular secondary metabolites because these
organisms are a life form comprising a complex symbiotic relationship between fungi and …

[HTML][HTML] Bio fabrication of silver nanoparticles with antibacterial and cytotoxic abilities using lichens

MA Alqahtani, MR Al Othman, AE Mohammed - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Recently, increase bacterial resistance to antimicrobial compounds issue constitutes a real
threat to human health. One of the useful materials for bacterial control is Silver …

Biogenic fabrication and characterization of silver nanoparticles using aqueous-ethanolic extract of lichen (Usnea longissima) and their antimicrobial activity

KS Siddiqi, M Rashid, A Rahman, Tajuddin… - Biomaterials …, 2018 - spj.science.org
Background Biogenic fabrication of silver nanoparticles from naturally occurring biomaterials
provides an alternative, eco-friendly and cost-effective means of obtaining nanoparticles. It is …

Lichen secondary metabolites as potential antibiotic agents

M Kosanić, B Ranković - Lichen secondary metabolites: bioactive …, 2019 - Springer
It is well known that pathogenic microbes pose serious threats to human health and are
increasing in prevalence in institutional health care settings due to the growing resistance …

Biomechanochemical solid-state synthesis of silver nanoparticles with antibacterial activity using lichens

M Baláž, M Goga, M Hegedüs… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A completely solid-state mechanochemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles overcoming the
problem with water insolubility of lichen metabolites hampering their use for the classical …

Biopharmaceutical potential of lichens

VP Zambare, LP Christopher - Pharmaceutical Biology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Context: Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic association of a fungus
(the mycobiont) with a photosynthetic partner (the phytobiont), usually either a green alga or …

[PDF][PDF] Lichen secondary metabolites and its biological activity

S Bhattacharyya, PR Deep, S Singh… - Am. J. PharmTech …, 2016 - researchgate.net
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Lichens—A potential source for nanoparticles fabrication: A review on nanoparticles biosynthesis and their prospective applications

RS Hamida, MA Ali, NE Abdelmeguid, MI Al-Zaban… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Green synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) is a safe, eco-friendly, and relatively inexpensive
alternative to conventional routes of NPs production. These methods require natural …

Lichens as a potential source of bioactive secondary metabolites

B Ranković, M Kosanić - Lichen secondary metabolites: bioactive …, 2019 - Springer
Lichens are complex symbiotic associations between fungi and algae which are important
constituents of many ecosystems. The production of various unique extracellular secondary …

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 …