Enzymes have played a crucial role in mankind's challenges to use different types of
biological systems for a diversity of applications. They are proteins that break down and …

Due to increasingly limited water resources, diminishing farmland acreage, and potentially
negative effects of climate change, an urgent need exists to improve agricultural productivity …

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

Biotechnology is playing a vital alternative role in the production of pharmaceutical plant
secondary metabolites to support industrial production and mitigate over-exploitation of …

The escalating demand for secondary metabolites in international markets poses a severe
threat to many plant species. An unscrupulous collection is also the immediate challenge to …

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

Cancer is a major cause of death worldwide, with an increasing number of cases being
reported annually. The elevated rate of mortality necessitates a global challenge to explore …

Endophytes are a potent source of bioactive compounds that mimic plant-based metabolites.
The relationship of host plant and endophyte is significantly associated with alteration in …

Background: Endophytes represent a complex community of microorganisms colonizing
asymptomatically internal tissues of higher plants. Several reports have shown that …

Blue mould, caused primarily by Penicillium expansum, is a major threat to the global pome
fruit industry, causing multimillion‐dollar losses annually. The blue mould fungus negatively …