For years, fungi have served as repositories of bioactive secondary metabolites that form the
backbone of many existing drugs. With the global rise in infections associated with …

Microbial natural products have been one of the most important sources for the discovery of
potential new antibiotics. However, the decline in the number of new chemical scaffolds …

Resistance in micro-organisms against antimicrobial compounds is an emerging
phenomenon in the modern era as compared to the traditional world which brings new …

Mangroves are ecosystems with unique characteristics due to the high salinity and amount
of organic matter that house a rich biodiversity. Fungi have aroused much interest as they …

The 2018 marine pharmacology literature review represents a continuation of the previous
11 reviews of a series initiated in 1998. Preclinical marine pharmacology research during …

Fungal secondary metabolites are small molecules that exhibit diverse biological activities
exploited in medicine, industry and agriculture. Their biosynthesis is governed by co …

Fungal species have the capability of producing an overwhelming diversity of bioactive
substances that can have beneficial but also detrimental effects on human health. These so …

A mangrove endophytic fungus Phomopsis asparagi DHS-48 was found to be particularly
productive with regard to the accumulation of substantial new compounds in our previous …

From the CH2Cl2 extract of the Antarctic sponge Dendrilla antarctica we found spongian
diterpenes, including previously reported aplysulphurin (1), tetrahydroaplysulphurin-1 (2) …

Endophytic fungi reside within the plant tissues and maintain a strong symbiotic relationship.
They are of utmost importance as promising sources of chemically diverse bioactive natural …