Fungi and plants are rich sources of thousands of secondary metabolites. The genetically
coded possibilities for secondary metabolite production, the stimuli of the production, and …

Fungi are an understudied resource possessing huge potential for developing products that
can greatly improve human well-being. In the current paper, we highlight some important …

The filamentous fungal genus Aspergillus consists of over 340 officially recognized species.
A handful of these Aspergillus fungi are predominantly used for food fermentation and large …

Since the onset of microbiology in the late 19th century, scientists have been growing
microorganisms almost exclusively as pure cultures, resulting in a limited and biased view of …

Isolates of Aspergillus species are able to produce a large number of secondary
metabolites. The profiles of biosynthetic families of secondary metabolites are species …

Covering: up to August 2020 The dramatic increase in the identification of dimeric natural
products generated by microorganisms and plants has played a significant role in drug …

Lovastatin, a secondary metabolite isolated from fungi, is often used as a representative
drug to reduce blood lipid concentration and treat hypercholesterolemia. Its structure is …

Natural anthraquinones are represented by a large group of compounds. Some of them are
widespread across the kingdoms, especially in bacteria, fungi and plants, while the others …

Infections due to Aspergillus species are an acute threat to human health; members of the
Aspergillus section Fumigati are the most frequently occurring agents, but depending on the …

Secondary metabolites (SMs) produced by filamentous fungi possess diverse bioactivities
that make them excellent drug candidates. Whole genome sequencing has revealed that …