Lichenin

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Lichenin is a complex polysaccharide occurring in certain species of lichens.

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.


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