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

Lichens, algae and fungi-based symbiotic associations, are sources of many important
secondary metabolites, such as antibiotics, anti-inflammatory, antioxidants, and anticancer …

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate, for the first time the potential use of a safe biocompatible
nanoformulation of silymarin (SM) as antitumor agent and to provide its mechanism of action …

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 uninhibited side effects of cancer drugs often used in cancer treatment has
stimulated the search for alternative therapeutic approaches. Therefore, anticarcinogenic …

Lichen is a unique composite organism that arises from algae and fungi symbiotic
relationship. There are 18,500 recorded lichen species worldwide but only limited number of …

Successful cancer treatment still requires new complexes or compounds from natural
sources. Therefore, we investigated anti-growth/apoptotic effects of methanol extracts of the …

Lichens are stable symbiotic associations between fungus and algae and/or cyanobacteria
that have different biological activities. Around 60% of anti-cancer drugs are derived from …

Using 126 endogenous lichen fungus (ELF) extracts, inhibitory activities against monoamine
oxidases (MAOs) and cholinesterases (ChEs) were evaluated. Among them, extract ELF29 …

Lichens, which are formed by symbiotic relationship between algae and fungi, synthesize
naturally many secondary metabolites with different properties and functions, in response to …