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Review
. 2023 Jun 6;22(1):107.
doi: 10.1186/s12934-023-02118-x.

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

Amr H Hashem  1 , Mohamed S Attia  2 , Eslam K Kandil  3 , Mahmoud M Fawzi  3 , Ahmed S Abdelrahman  3 , Mohamed S Khader  3 , Mohamed A Khodaira  3 , Abdallah E Emam  3 , Mohamed A Goma  3 , Amer M Abdelaziz  4
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Bioactive compounds and biomedical applications of endophytic fungi: a recent review

Amr H Hashem et al. Microb Cell Fact. .

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Abstract

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 researchers have recently been motivated to seek out alternatives and other sources of safe and ecologically friendly active chemicals that have a powerful and effective effect against a wide variety of pathogenic bacteria as a result of all these hazards and problems. In this review, endophytic fungi and their bioactive compounds and biomedical applications were discussed. Endophytes, a new category of microbial source that can produce a variety of biological components, have major values for study and broad prospects for development. Recently, endophytic fungi have received much attention as a source for new bioactive compounds. In addition, the variety of natural active compounds generated by endophytes is due to the close biological relationship between endophytes and their host plants. The bioactive compounds separated from endophytes are usually classified as steroids, xanthones, terpenoids, isocoumarins, phenols, tetralones, benzopyranones and enniatines. Moreover, this review discusses enhancement methods of secondary metabolites production by fungal endophytes which include optimization methods, co-culture method, chemical epigenetic modification and molecular-based approaches. Furthermore, this review deals with different medical applications of bioactive compounds such as antimicrobial, antiviral, antioxidant and anticancer activities in the last 3 years.

Keywords: Anticancer activity; Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant activity; Antiviral activity; Fungal endophytes; Medicinal plants.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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Enhancement of Secondary Metabolites Biosynthesis in Fungal Endophytes
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Mechanism of action of Taxol as anticancer
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