<i>Caloplaca lichens</i> (IMAGE)

Emory Health Sciences

<i>Caloplaca lichens</i>

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Parietin is a dominant pigment in Caloplaca lichens. Winship Cancer Institute researchers have shown that it also has anticancer activity.

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