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Review
. 2022 Oct;69(5):2229-2239.
doi: 10.1002/bab.2281. Epub 2021 Dec 1.

The genus Simplicillium and Emericellopsis: A review of phytochemistry and pharmacology

Shivankar Agrawal  1 , Suman Saha  2
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Review

The genus Simplicillium and Emericellopsis: A review of phytochemistry and pharmacology

Shivankar Agrawal et al. Biotechnol Appl Biochem. 2022 Oct.

Abstract

The demand for novel and improved medicine from biological sources to cater to the biopharmaceutical sector has increased significantly in recent years. Among the vast and miscellaneous microbial diversity, fungi provide a prolific source of structurally unique and biologically active secondary metabolites. Natural products obtained from fungi have reformed the era of biomedicine, providing effective drugs that have diverse healing potential. In this review, we focus on the isolation, chemical structure, and bioactivity of biomolecules that have been identified and studied for the first time. Further, we also explain in substantial detail that how the vast uninvestigated Emericellopsis and Simplicillium species may serve as a potential treasure trove of chemically diverse compounds.

Keywords: fungi; pharmacology; phytochemistry.

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