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Lichenicolous fungus LL-RB0668 was isolated from a processed lichen thallus on a modified Lilly-Barnett solid medium. Two new bisnaphthopyrone compounds, lichenicolins A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the culture broth of this organism fermented on a rice-based solid medium. These results demonstrate that lichen-associated fungi potentially are a good resource for new bioactive natural products for current screening programs.
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He, H., Bigelis, R., Yang, H. et al. Lichenicolins A and B, New Bisnaphthopyrones from an Unidentified Lichenicolous Fungus, Strain LL-RB0668. J Antibiot 58, 731–736 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ja.2005.99
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