Succession of endophytic fungi and rhizosphere soil fungi and their correlation with secondary metabolites in Fagopyrum dibotrys

Novel Secondary Metabolites from Endophytic Marine-derived Fungi

The marine-derived fungus Stachylidium sp. was isolated from the sponge Callyspongia cf. C. flammea. Chemical investigation of the bioactive fungal extract led to the isolation of the novel phthalimidine derivatives marilines A D (1-4). The absolute configuration of the enantiomeric compounds 1 and 2 was assigned by means of theoretical Circular Dichroism calculations. The skeleton of marilines...

Cultivation Effect of Chitinase-Transgenic Cotton on Functional Bacteria and Fungi in Rhizosphere and Bulk Soil

Background: In consideration for the increasing widespread use of genetically modified (GM) crops, one of the important issues for assessment is the effect of GM crops on soil microbial communities Objectives: In this study, T2 chitinase-transgenic cotton (line #57) and its non-transgenic line were investigated for bacterial and fungal dynamics...

Endophytic Fungi, Characteristics and Their Potential for Genetic Manipulation

Antioxidant activity of secondary metabolites and mycelium extracts of endophytic fungi isolated from Astragalus monadelphus

13 strains of endophytic fungi were isolated from Astragalus monadelphus. The radical scavenging activity assay of secondary metabolites and mycelium extracts from these strains were investigated. Results showed that secondary metabolites and mycelium extracts from these strains had significant antioxidant activities. Reducing ability of H401 strain mycelium extracts were stronger than the ethy...

Metabolomics of Endophytic Fungi Producing Associated Plant Secondary Metabolites: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities

Microorganisms are indispensable for every aspect of human life, in fact all life on earth, although they cannot be seen by the naked eye. Since time immemorial, every process in the biosphere has been affected by the apparently unending ability of microbes to renovate the world around them. More recently, many discoveries have been made in isolating a special class of microorganisms, mainly fu...