Bioactive compounds and biomedical applications of endophytic fungi: a recent review

AH Hashem, MS Attia, EK Kandil, MM Fawzi… - Microbial Cell …, 2023 - Springer
Human life has been significantly impacted by the creation and spread of novel species of
antibiotic-resistant bacteria and virus strains that are difficult to manage. Scientists and …

Endophytic fungi: An effective alternative source of plant-derived bioactive compounds for pharmacological studies

J Wen, SK Okyere, S Wang, J Wang, L Xie, Y Ran… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant-associated fungi (endophytic fungi) are a biodiversity-rich group of microorganisms
that are normally found asymptomatically within plant tissues or in the intercellular spaces …

Endophytic fungi: Key insights, emerging prospects, and challenges in natural product drug discovery

P Tiwari, H Bae - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant-associated endophytes define an important symbiotic association in nature and are
established bio-reservoirs of plant-derived natural products. Endophytes colonize the …

Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Cytotoxic Activities and Phytochemical Analysis of Fungal Endophytes Isolated from Ocimum Basilicum

MH Sharaf, AM Abdelaziz, MH Kalaba… - Applied biochemistry …, 2022 - Springer
Fungal endophytes are living inside plants without any harmful effects; the prospecting
about them is increased day by day because they can produce bioactive compounds which …

Fungal secondary metabolites in food and pharmaceuticals in the era of multi-omics

A Shankar, KK Sharma - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2022 - Springer
Fungi produce several bioactive metabolites, pigments, dyes, antioxidants, polysaccharides,
and industrial enzymes. Fungal products are also the primary sources of functional food and …

Coumarins as fungal metabolites with potential medicinal properties

OM Tsivileva, OV Koftin, NV Evseeva - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coumarins are a structurally varied set of 2 H-chromen-2-one compounds categorized also
as members of the benzopyrone group of secondary metabolites. Coumarin derivatives …

Biosynthetic mechanisms of secondary metabolites promoted by the interaction between endophytes and plant hosts

Z Li, W Wen, M Qin, Y He, D Xu, L Li - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Endophytes is a kind of microorganism resource with great potential medicinal value. The
interactions between endophytes and host not only promote the growth and development of …

Phenolic and flavonoid contents and antioxidant activity of an endophytic fungus Nigrospora sphaerica (EHL2), inhabiting the medicinal plant Euphorbia hirta (dudhi) …

VS Gautam, A Singh, P Kumari, JH Nishad… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Since endophytic fungi are pivotal sources of various bioactive natural compounds, the
present study is aimed to investigate the antioxidant compounds of the endophytic fungus …

Microbial endophytes: application towards sustainable agriculture and food security

V Dwibedi, SK Rath, M Joshi, R Kaur, G Kaur… - Applied Microbiology …, 2022 - Springer
Microbial endophytes are ubiquitous and exist in each recognised plant species reported till
date. Within the host plant, the entire community of microbes lives non-invasively within the …

Bornyl acetate: A promising agent in phytomedicine for inflammation and immune modulation

Z Zhao, Y Sun, X Ruan - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Bornyl acetate (BA), as a bicyclic monoterpene, is an active volatile component
widely found in plants across the globe. BA can be used as essence and food flavor agent …