Lichens
The program can find Lichens that contain selected metabolites.
After spots have been entered and substances listed below each spot, select one or more substances (hold down the CTRL key while selecting substances to select more than one).
In the example below, Atranorin and Norstictic acid have been selected.
Then press the “View Lichens” button indicated above. The program will produce a list of all lichens that contain all of the selected metabolites.
At the bottom of the window you can select “Exact” or “Inexact” match. An Exact match shows lichens that contain only the selected substances. An Inexact match shows all lichens that contain at least the selected substances and possibly others.
The lichen data is saved locally in the Substances.txt file. As data is added to the Lichen Consortium, the local file can be updated by selecting the “Update Lichen Data” option, shown below. This action, of course, requires an internet connection.
NOTE: The Lichen database is currently maintained on a server at the University of Florida. In the future it is expected the database may move to another server, at which time the program will need to be updated correspondingly.