The bioactive compounds of medicinal plants are products of the plant itself or of
endophytes living inside the plant. Endophytes isolated from eight different anticancer plants …

Traditional Chinese medicine encompasses a rich empirical knowledge of the use of plants
for the treatment of disease. In addition, the microorganisms associated with medicinal …

Among the plant‐associated microorganisms, the so‐called endophytes continue to attract
much attention because of their ability not only to protect host plants from biotic and abiotic …

Traditional Chinese medicinal plants are sources of biologically active compounds,
providing raw material for pharmaceutical, cosmetic and fragrance industries. The …

Background A key argument in favor of conserving biodiversity is that as yet undiscovered
biodiversity will yield products of great use to humans. However, the link between …

Endophytes are microbes that inhabit host plants without causing disease and are reported
to be reservoirs of metabolites that combat microbes and other pathogens. Here we review …

With the increasing demand for medicinal plants and the increasing shortage of resources,
improving the quality and yield of medicinal plants and making more effective use of …

Two major challenges facing the world today are antibiotic resistance, an emerging threat to
human health, and, in agriculture, deterioration in crop yields due to pathogenic …

A growing body of evidence has indicated that endophytic microorganism is one of the
important prolific producers of natural products with potential application in new drug …

For thousands of years, plants have been used for their medicinal properties. The industrial
production of plant-beneficial compounds is facing many drawbacks, such as seasonal …