E.C. Pereira, N.H. da Silva, M.L.L. Buril, M.C.B. Martins, H.A.M.F. Silva, E.P.S. Falcão, H.P. de Oliveira, M. M. da Costa, M.E. Legaz, R. Santiago, C. Vicente

Bioactive compounds from brazilian lichens and their biotechnological applications.

In Plant-derived Bioactives (M.K. Swamy, Ed.), pp. 209-238. Springer, Singapore, 2020.

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-1761-7_9

RESUMEN

This Chapter contains: 1 Lichens: General Characteristics. 2 Major Lichen Compounds and Their Biosynthetic Pathways: 2.1 Polyketide Synthases, 2.2 Depside Biosynthesis, 2.3 Depsidone Biosynthesis, 2.4 Dibenzofuran Biosynthesis, 2.5 Usnic Acid Biosynthesis. 3 Lichen Products and Their Bioactivities: Experimental Evidences. 4 Biotechnological Applications: 4.1 Bioproduction, 4.2 Resynthesis of the Thallus, 4.3 Nanotechnology Applications. 5 Conclusions