In this review, we discuss novel natural products discovered within the last decade that are
reported to have antifungal activity against pathogenic species. Nearly a hundred natural …

The epidemiological data suggest that the incidence and prevalence of serious mycoses
continues to be a public health problem. The increased use of antifungal agents has …

A new spectrum of human fungal infections is increasing due to increased cancer, AIDS, and
immunocompromised patients. The increased use of antifungal agents also resulted in the …

The phenomenon of drug resistance in micro-organisms necessitates the search for new
compounds capable of combating them. Fungi emerge as a promising source of such …

Fungi are known to produce a wide range of secondary metabolites such as pigments,
antibiotics, vitamins, amino acids, and organic compounds that have several useful …

Highlights•Natural products play a crucial role in antifungal drug discovery.•Natural products
represent many first-in-class antifungal agents in clinical trials with new modes of …

The vast number and variety of chemotherapeutic agents isolated from microbial natural
products and used to treat bacterial infections have greatly contributed to the improvement of …

Insect pathogenic fungi have opened up a relatively untapped area of natural product
research which, unfortunately, has not received much attention to date. Found in wild …

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Fungi can be found in almost all types of habitats. Its several thousand species are very
diverse in morphological characters with plethora of secondary metabolites. These …