Fungi have been assured to be one of the wealthiest pools of bio-metabolites with
remarkable potential for discovering new drugs. The pathogenic fungi, Fusarium oxysporum …

In last years, the main studied microbial sources of natural blue pigments have been the
eukaryotic algae, Rhodophytes and Cryptophytes, and the cyanobacterium Arthrospira …

Fungal polyketides display remarkable structural diversity and bioactivity, and therefore the
biosynthesis and engineering of this large class of molecules is therapeutically significant …

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 …

Fusaric acid (FSA) is a mycotoxin produced by several fusaria, including the rice pathogen F
usarium fujikuroi. Genes involved in FSA biosynthesis were previously identified as a cluster …

Fusarium species are among the filamentous fungi with the most pronounced impact on
agricultural production and human health. The mycotoxins produced by pathogenic …

Filamentous fungi have gained growing interest as sources of diverse pigmented secondary
metabolites. Some specific polyketides from Ascomycetous species have demonstrated a …

Metabolic gene clusters (MGCs) have provided some of the earliest glimpses at the
biochemical machinery of yeast and filamentous fungi. MGCs encode diverse genetic …

Global demand for biotechnological products has increased steadily over the years. Thus,
need for optimized processes and reduced costs appear as a key factor in the success of …

The PKS-NRPS-derived tetramic acid equisetin and its N-desmethyl derivative trichosetin
exhibit remarkable biological activities against a variety of organisms, including plants and …