Oxidative stress mediated by gyrophoric acid from the lichen Umbilicaria hirsuta affected apoptosis and stress/survival pathways in HeLa cells
Lichens produce a huge diversity of bioactive compounds with several biological effects. Gyrophoric acid (GA) is found in high concentrations in the common lichen Umbilicaria hirsuta, however evidence for biologi...
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Michal Goga, Martin Kello, Maria Vilkova, Klaudia Petrova, Martin Backor, Wolfram Adlassnig and Ingeborg Lang Tags: Research article Source Type: research