Secondary metabolites from higher fungi

HP Chen, JK Liu - Progress in the chemistry of organic natural products …, 2017 - Springer
Secondary metabolites of higher fungi (mushrooms) are an underexplored resource
compared to plant-derived secondary metabolites. An increasing interest in mushroom …

Nutritional value and biological properties of Chilean wild and commercial edible mushrooms

B Jacinto-Azevedo, N Valderrama, K Henríquez… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The nutritional value and biological properties of 24 samples of Chilean edible mushrooms
were evaluated. The nutritional value was determined by measuring moisture, protein, fat …

Fungal depsides—Naturally inspiring molecules: Biosynthesis, structural characterization, and biological activities

SRM Ibrahim, A Sirwi, BG Eid, SGA Mohamed… - Metabolites, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fungi represent a huge reservoir of structurally diverse bio-metabolites. Although there has
been a marked increase in the number of isolated fungal metabolites over the past years …

Chemical Profile, In Vitro Enzyme Inhibitory, and Antioxidant Properties of Stereum Species (Agaricomycetes) from Turkey

F Çayan, G Tel-Çayan, E Deveci… - … Journal of Medicinal …, 2019 - dl.begellhouse.com
Recently, mushroom species have been the focus of researchers' interest because of
several bioactivities. The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical profile and …

Antifungal activities of secondary metabolites isolated from liquid fermentations of Stereum hirsutum (Sh134-11) against Botrytis cinerea (grey mould agent)

P Aqueveque, CL Céspedes, J Becerra… - Food and Chemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Extracts obtained from liquid mycelial fermentations of the Chilean fungus Stereum hirsutum
(Sh134-11) showed antifungal activity against Botrytis cinerea. Two types of extracts were …

In Depth Natural Product Discovery from the Basidiomycetes Stereum Species

M Tian, P Zhao, G Li, K Zhang - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Natural metabolites from microorganisms play significant roles in the discovery of drugs,
both for disease treatments in humans, and applications in agriculture. The Basidiomycetes …

A flavin-monooxygenase catalyzing oxepinone formation and the complete biosynthesis of vibralactone

KN Feng, Y Zhang, M Zhang, YL Yang, JK Liu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Oxepinone rings represent one of structurally unusual motifs of natural products and the
biosynthesis of oxepinones is not fully understood. 1, 5-Seco-vibralactone (3) features an …

Diversity of Agaricomycetes in southern South America and their bioactive natural products

J Gómez-Espinoza, C Riquelme… - Natural Product …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Fungi have a unique metabolic plasticity allowing them to produce a wide range of natural
products. Since the discovery of penicillin, an antibiotic of fungal origin, substantial efforts …

New environmentally-friendly antimicrobials and biocides from Andean and Mexican biodiversity

CL Cespedes, J Alarcon, PM Aqueveque, T Lobo… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Persistent application of pesticides often leads to accumulation in the environment and to
the development of resistance in various organisms. These chemicals frequently degrade …

The aquastatin biosynthetic gene cluster encodes a versatile polyketide synthase capable of synthesising heteromeric depsides with diverse alkyl side chains

N Sbaraini, A Crombie, JA Kalaitzis, D Vuong… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Depsides have garnered substantial interest due to the diverse biological activities exhibited
by members of this class. Among these are the antibacterial aquastatins, glycosylated …