Plant-associated endophytes define an important symbiotic association in nature and are
established bio-reservoirs of plant-derived natural products. Endophytes colonize the …

Fungal endophytes are well-established sources of biologically active natural compounds
with many producing pharmacologically valuable specific plant-derived products. This …

Microbes have made a phenomenal contribution to the health and well-being of people
throughout the world. In addition to producing many primary metabolites, such as amino …

Endophytic fungi are symptomless internal inhabits of plant tissues. They are implicated in
the production of antibiotic and other compounds of therapeutic importance. Ecologically …

Many reports have been published on bioprospecting of endophytic fungi capable of
producing high value bioactive molecules like, paclitaxel, vincristine, vinblastine …

It is known that plant-based ethnomedicine represented the foundation of modern
pharmacology and that many pharmaceuticals are derived from compounds occurring in …

Taxol, a phyto-extracted diterpenoid, is the most commercially needed drug in cancer
chemotherapy. In spite of the microbial production of taxol being successful and prospective …

Paclitaxel is a potent and widely used antitumor agent. Considerable worldwide research
efforts have been carried out on different production alternatives. Since the description of the …

Aims: To characterize and identify a new taxol‐producing fungal strain HD86‐9 isolated from
Taxus cuspidata in China. Methods and Results: Taxol extracted from strain HD86‐9 was …

We are pleased to dedicate this paper to Dr Julian E Davies. Julian is a giant among
microbial biochemists. He began his professional career as an organic chemistry PhD …