Streptomyces: The biofactory of secondary metabolites

K Alam, A Mazumder, S Sikdar, YM Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Natural products derived from microorganisms serve as a vital resource of valuable
pharmaceuticals and therapeutic agents. Streptomyces is the most ubiquitous bacterial …

Golden needle mushroom: a culinary medicine with evidenced-based biological activities and health promoting properties

C Tang, PCX Hoo, LTH Tan, P Pusparajah… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Flammulina velutipes (enoki, velvet shank, golden needle mushroom or winter mushroom),
one of the main edible mushrooms on the market, has long been recognized for its …

Metagenomic analysis explores the interaction of aged microplastics and roxithromycin on gut microbiota and antibiotic resistance genes of Carassius auratus

P Zhang, G Lu, Y Sun, Z Yan, T Dang, J Liu - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aging process changes the physicochemical structure of microplastics and affects
environmental behaviors and toxicological effects of coexisting pollutants, thereby posing …

The extremophilic actinobacteria: from microbes to medicine

MLY Hui, LTH Tan, V Letchumanan, YW He, CM Fang… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Actinobacteria constitute prolific sources of novel and vital bioactive metabolites for
pharmaceutical utilization. In recent years, research has focused on exploring actinobacteria …

Potential application of postbiotics metabolites from bioprotective culture to fabricate bacterial nanocellulose based antimicrobial packaging material

R Mohammadi, M Moradi, H Tajik, R Molaei - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Postbiotics (P) of FreshQ, a food protective culture, was prepared and used to develop an
antimicrobial membrane by bacterial nanocellulose (BNC). Postbiotics were prepared in de …

Emerging applications of bacteria as antitumor agents

VC Kalia, SKS Patel, BK Cho, TK Wood… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacteria are associated with the human body and colonize the gut, skin, and mucous
membranes. These associations can be either symbiotic or pathogenic. In either case …

Electrospinning nanofibers of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates for applications in medical tissue engineering

XH Zhao, YN Niu, CH Mi, HL Gong… - Journal of Polymer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Differently to most chemically synthesized medical materials, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)
are intracellular carbon and energy storage granules, which is a family of natural bio …

Mangrove derived Streptomyces sp. MUM265 as a potential source of antioxidant and anticolon-cancer agents

LTH Tan, KG Chan, P Pusparajah, WF Yin, TM Khan… - BMC microbiology, 2019 - Springer
Background Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, with a
commensurately high mortality rate. The search for novel antioxidants and specific …

[HTML][HTML] Actinobacteria isolated from Laminaria ochroleuca: a source of new bioactive compounds

M Girão, I Ribeiro, T Ribeiro, F Pereira… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Nature is the major reservoir of biologically active molecules. The urgent need of finding
novel molecules for pharmaceutical application is prompting the research of underexplored …

Recent advances in the chemistry of bioactive compounds from plants and soil microbes: A review

A Haruna, SM Yahaya - Chemistry Africa, 2021 - Springer
Bioactive compounds derived from plants and microbial sources are required for the survival
of the human race and groundbreaking research must continue in this line. Plants and …