Lichen Secondary Metabolites

Lichens as a potential source of bioactive secondary metabolites.- Lichens used in traditional medicine.- Lichen secondary metabolites as potential antibiotic agents.- Studies on antioxidant properties of lichen secondary metabolites.- Investigations of lichen secondary metabolites with potential anticancer activity.- Antigenotoxic effect of some lichen metabolites.- Lichen secondary metabolites as possible antiviral agents.- Future directions in the study of pharmaceutical potential of lichens.

"This will be an extraordinarily valuable guide to possible lines of exploration and experimentation, but also a source of material to embellish lectures and field courses. ... the editor is to be congratulated in realising a clear vision and providing a work that will be of great value not only to lichenologists, but also to all those involved in all aspects of drug discovery." (IMA Fungus, Vol. 6 (1), June, 2015)