Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Edible Lichen

Authors

  • Priya Murugesan Department of Biochemistry, Rajah Serfoji Govt. Arts College (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Thanjavur, (T.N.), India. Pin Code : 613005.

Abstract

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 cyanobacterium. The morphology, physiology and biochemistry of lichens are very different from those of the isolated fungus and alga in culture. Lichens occur in some of the most extreme environments on the Earth and may be useful to scientists in many commercial applications. Antibacterial, antifungal and phytochemical analysis of edible lichen, (Platismatia glauca) was studied in this work.

Keywords:  Edible Lichen, Platismatia glauca, secondary metabolites, antimicrobial

Keywords:

Edible Lichen, Platismatia glauca, secondary metabolites, antimicrobial

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v10i2-s.4016

Author Biography

Priya Murugesan, Department of Biochemistry, Rajah Serfoji Govt. Arts College (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Thanjavur, (T.N.), India. Pin Code : 613005.

Department of Biochemistry, Rajah Serfoji Govt. Arts College (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Thanjavur, (T.N.), India. Pin Code : 613005

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15-04-2020
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Murugesan P. Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Edible Lichen. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 15 [cited 2025 Feb. 14];10(2-s):102-4. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/4016

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Murugesan P. Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Edible Lichen. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 15 [cited 2025 Feb. 14];10(2-s):102-4. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/4016