Lichens present a symbiotic association between two or more organisms. These unique
organisms produce many chemical compounds, known as secondary metabolites or lichen …

Lichens are commonly recognized as a symbiotic association of a fungus and a chlorophyll
containing partner, either green algae or cyanobacteria, or both. The fungus provides a …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Lichens, a unique symbiotic association between an
alga/cyanobacterium and a fungus, produce secondary metabolites that are a promising …

Free radicals play a critical role in the chemical processes that occur in all cells.
Pharmaceutical companies manufacture a variety of synthetically prepared antioxidants, but …

Biocrusts are an important drylands landscape component, which enriches the upper
millimeters of the soil with organic matter and initiates biogeochemical cycles. However, little …

Background Recent evidence of specific bacterial communities extended the traditional
concept of fungal-algal lichen symbioses by a further organismal kingdom. Although …

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 …

Lichens have great potential as food, functional food additives or flavourings. The presence
of specific substances with multiple biological activities is one of the characteristics of …

Filamentous fungi are one of the most important producers of secondary metabolites. Some
of them can have a toxic effect on the human body, leading to diseases. On the other hand …

A completely solid-state mechanochemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles overcoming the
problem with water insolubility of lichen metabolites hampering their use for the classical …