ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF EXTRACTS OF THE LICHENS ALECTORIA SARMENTOSA AND CLADONIA RANGIFERINA

摘要

Lichens are symbiotic organisms composed of fungi and algae. They produce many metabolites, such as aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, andterpenic components (Huneck, 1999). Moreover, they have diverse biological activity (Elix, 1996; Carneiro-Leao et al., 1997; Stuelp-Campelo et al., 2002, etc.), and antimicrobial properties have been found for many of them (Lawrey, 1986; Land, Lundstrom, 1998; Piovano et al., 2002; Manojlovic et al., 2005).