Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Frontiers in Life Sciences and Related Technologies (Online), cilt.4, sa.SI, ss.38-44, 2023 (TRDizin)
Lichens are preferred as a potential raw material source in various sectors due to their biological activities such as antioxidant,antimicrobial, antifungal, insecticidal, anticancer, and colorant potentials thanks to more than 1000 metabolites they contain. Inaddition to being used ethnopharmacologically for hundreds of years in the treatment of many diseases, the pharmaceutical potentialof lichens is still being investigated today. Due to their aromatic structure and nutritional properties, lichens have been consumedas spices, bread-pastry and tea in the food sector for many years. Lichens are preferred in many sectors, especially in the textilesector, due to their dyestuff content, which is one of the most important economic uses of lichens. They are also known to haveinsecticidal and antifungal activity against phytopathogens in the agricultural field. Although only some of the activities of lichensand the metabolites they contain are known, all their properties are still not completely described. In this context, with the futurediscovery of the bioactivities of lichens and their active ingredients, they are expected to be used as potential raw materials in manysectors.