National Botanical Research Institute

Lichen metabolites as potential natural products: a review

Lichens, a unique and complex symbiotic association between fungi and photosynthetic partners (algae and/or cyanobacteria), represent a largely underexplored source of bioactive compounds with significant pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and industrial potential. They produce a div...

Microbial modulation of secondary metabolites biosynthesis in plants

Abstract Plants produce a diverse range of secondary metabolites [SMs] such as alkaloids, terpenoids and phenolics, which play crucial roles in defense, signalling and human health applications like pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. Traditionally viewed as autonomous plant bios...