Lichens as a potential natural source of bioactive compounds: a review

V Shukla, GP Joshi, MSM Rawat - Phytochemistry reviews, 2010 - Springer
Biological activity of material whether known in folk medicine or observed in planned
screening program has been the starting point in the drug research. The general pattern is …

Edible lichens and its unique bioactives: A review of its pharmacological and food applications

G Rethinavelu, L Manoharan, S Krishnamoorthy… - Food and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Edible lichens are nutritious sources of health-promoting bioactive compounds utilized as
ethnic foods and traditional medicine for ages and documented across universal …

A comparative study of isolated secondary metabolites from lichens and their antioxidative properties

J Elečko, M Vilková, R Frenák, D Routray, D Ručová… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution by nonliving lichen (Pseudevernia furfuracea (L.) Zopf.), as a novel biosorbent

H Koyuncu, AR Kul - Applied Water Science, 2020 - Springer
The use of lichens is insufficient in industry. To the best of our knowledge, there is no study
on the use of lichens in the removal of dyes from aqueous media. The aim of this study is to …

Antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer activity of the lichens Cladonia furcata, Lecanora atra and Lecanora muralis

BR Ranković, MM Kosanić, TP Stanojković - BMC complementary and …, 2011 - Springer
Background The aim of this study is to investigate in vitro antioxidant, antimicrobial and
anticancer activity of the acetone extracts of the lichens Cladonia furcata, Lecanora atra and …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Arbutus unedo aqueous extract

I Moualek, GI Aiche, NM Guechaoui, S Lahcene… - Asian pacific journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of aqueous extract of
Arbutus unedo (A. unedo) leaves. Methods In this context, the in vitro antioxidant activity was …

In vitro antitumor activities of the lichen compounds olivetoric, physodic and psoromic acid in rat neuron and glioblastoma cells

B Emsen, A Aslan, B Togar, H Turkez - Pharmaceutical Biology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Context Since methods utilised in the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are
inadequate and have too many side effects, usage of herbal products in the treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Evernia prunastri lichen as a source of bioactive glucans with potential for topical applications

J Queffelec, N Flórez-Fernández, MD Torres… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microwave hydrothermal treatment was selected to extract valuable fractions with bioactive
and gelling properties from Evernia prunastri lichen with potential for topical applications …

Biosorption study for removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution using a novel activated carbon obtained from nonliving lichen (Pseudevernia furfuracea (L …

H Koyuncu, AR Kul - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2020 - Elsevier
To the best of our knowledge, there is no study on the utilization of lichens in the production
of activated carbon while lichens are natural, renewable and cheap sources. In this study, a …

Metabolomic profiling, antioxidant and enzyme inhibition properties and molecular docking analysis of Antarctic lichens

A Torres-Benítez, JE Ortega-Valencia, M Sanchez… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The lichen species Lecania brialmontii, Pseudephebe pubescens, and Sphaerophorus
globosus are part of the prominent lichenoflora of the Antarctic territory. In this work, we …