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'''Lichenin''' is a complex [[ |
'''Lichenin''' is a complex [[glucan]] occurring in certain species of [[lichen]]s. It can be extracted from ''Cetraria islandica'' ([[Iceland moss]]).<ref>{{cite journal | coauthors = Perlin AS, Suzuki S | year = 1962 | title = THE STRUCTURE OF LICHENIN: SELECTIVE ENZYMOLYSIS STUDIES | journal = [[Canadian Journal of Chemistry]] | volume = 40 | issue = 1 | pages = 50-56 | publisher = [[National Research Council of Canada]] | location = Canada | issn = 1480-3291 | doi = 10.1139/v62-009 }}</ref> It has been studied since about 1957.<ref>{{cite journal | coauthors = Cunningham WL, Manners DJ | year = 1964 | month = March | title = Studies on carbohydrate-metabolizing enzymes. 11. The hydrolysis of lichenin by enzyme preparations from malted barley and Rhizopus arrhizus | journal = The Biochemical journal | volume = 90 | issue = 3 | pages = 596-602 | publisher = Published by Portland Press on behalf of the Biochemical Society | location = England | issn = 0264-6021 | pmid = 5833367}}</ref> |
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==In popular culture== |
==In popular culture== |
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Lichenin is a complex glucan occurring in certain species of lichens. It can be extracted from Cetraria islandica (Iceland moss).[1] It has been studied since about 1957.[2]
In popular culture
In his 1960 novel Trouble with Lichen, John Wyndham gives the name Lichenin to a biochemical extract of lichen used to extend life expectancy beyond 300 years.
References
- ^ "THE STRUCTURE OF LICHENIN: SELECTIVE ENZYMOLYSIS STUDIES". Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 40 (1). Canada: National Research Council of Canada: 50–56. 1962. doi:10.1139/v62-009. ISSN 1480-3291.
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