Secondary metabolite variability in lichen genus Usnea in India: A potential source for bioprospection
The species of lichen genus Usnea are well known for their worldwide distribution and medicinal properties due to presence of usnic acid. The genus is represented by more than 300 species in the world out of which 57 species are reported from India. In India, the species of Usnea grows profusely in...
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| description | The species of lichen genus Usnea are well known for their worldwide distribution and medicinal properties due to presence of usnic acid. The genus is represented by more than 300 species in the world out of which 57 species are reported from India. In India, the species of Usnea grows profusely in higher altitudes of Western Ghats and Himalayan regions. 20 different secondary metabolites are known from Indian Usnea species which have potential biological and physiological significance. Salazinic acid, stictic acid, norstictic acid and barbatic acid are the most dominant secondary metabolites along with usnic acid. Apart from the natural thalli the cultivated mycobiont of Usnea species also produced many of these compounds in culture conditions. The secondary compounds present in Usnea species are significant source of natural products for commercial uses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73c832c353824f1f9eb47b660cb089982023-02-02T02:42:35ZengEnvironment, Agriculture and Education SocietyG-Journal of Environmental Science and Technology2322-02282015-02-0124Secondary metabolite variability in lichen genus Usnea in India: A potential source for bioprospectionP. Shukla0D. K. Upreti1L. M. Tewari2Lichenology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, U.P., INDIALichenology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, U.P., INDIADepartment of Botany, DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, INDIAThe species of lichen genus Usnea are well known for their worldwide distribution and medicinal properties due to presence of usnic acid. The genus is represented by more than 300 species in the world out of which 57 species are reported from India. In India, the species of Usnea grows profusely in higher altitudes of Western Ghats and Himalayan regions. 20 different secondary metabolites are known from Indian Usnea species which have potential biological and physiological significance. Salazinic acid, stictic acid, norstictic acid and barbatic acid are the most dominant secondary metabolites along with usnic acid. Apart from the natural thalli the cultivated mycobiont of Usnea species also produced many of these compounds in culture conditions. The secondary compounds present in Usnea species are significant source of natural products for commercial uses.https://gjestenv.com/index.php/gjest/article/view/37Usnic acidmycobiont, natural productssecondary metabolitesspecies |
| spellingShingle | P. Shukla D. K. Upreti L. M. Tewari Secondary metabolite variability in lichen genus Usnea in India: A potential source for bioprospection G-Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Usnic acid mycobiont, natural products secondary metabolites species |
| title | Secondary metabolite variability in lichen genus Usnea in India: A potential source for bioprospection |
| title_full | Secondary metabolite variability in lichen genus Usnea in India: A potential source for bioprospection |
| title_fullStr | Secondary metabolite variability in lichen genus Usnea in India: A potential source for bioprospection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Secondary metabolite variability in lichen genus Usnea in India: A potential source for bioprospection |
| title_short | Secondary metabolite variability in lichen genus Usnea in India: A potential source for bioprospection |
| title_sort | secondary metabolite variability in lichen genus usnea in india a potential source for bioprospection |
| topic | Usnic acid mycobiont, natural products secondary metabolites species |
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