Lichen-derived Culture and Its Application

Methods of lichen-derived culture were spore- and thallus-derived cultures. Spore-derived culture was modified and thallus-derived culture was established for our two decades. We maintained about 500 lichen-derived cultures by using both methods. In recent several years, we have investigated to screen various pharmacological activities in lichen-derived cultures for the first time and found some activities in our cultures.