Lichen-forming fungi: potential sources of novel metabolites.

doi:10.1016/0167-7799(91)90141-4

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Lichen-forming fungi: potential sources of novel metabolites.

Trends in biotechnology - 1 Dec 1991

Crittenden P D, Porter N

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The challenge for today's pharmaceutical industry lies in the discovery and development of new, pharmacologically active molecules. Metabolites produced by microorganisms, and fungi in particular, are a resource for which the therapeutic potential has been recognized, but one that remains largely...

Topics

Ascomycota
Biological Products
Fungi
Genetic Variation
Lichens

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