Highlights on Chaetomium morphology, secondary metabolites and biological activates
Waill A. Elkhateeb
Abstract
Endophytic fungi always attract attention due to their generous production of bioactive and chemically novel compounds that have medical, agriculture, industrial applications. This review focused on Chaetomium as a model of endophytic fungi rich in therapeutic agents that have known medicinal and industrial application. Moreover, understanding the importance of this potent fungus encourage further studies to identify novel metabolites, and at the same time employing already known metabolites to evaluate their activity in order to be used in additional applications.
Topics & Concepts
ChaetomiumPlant use of endophytic fungi in defenseFungusChemistryBiotechnologyBiologyComputational biologyBiochemical engineeringBotanyFusariumEngineeringMicrobial Natural Products and BiosynthesisPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesFungal Biology and Applications