Fungal endophytes were isolated from the leaves, stems and roots of two widely used medicinal plantsviz.,Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. exNeesand Centella asiatica (L.)Urban. A total 28 endophytic fungi identified based on morphological molecular analyses. The were: Aspergillus flavus (Link), A. fumigatus (Fresen.), niger (Tiegh), terreus (Thom), Cladosporium sp., Colletotrichum Curvu...

The elucidated structure of asperjinone (1), a natural product isolated from thermophilic Aspergillus terreus, was revised using the expert system Structure Elucidator. The reliability of the revised structure (2) was confirmed using 180 structures containing the (3,3-dimethyloxiran-2-yl)methyl fragment (3) as a basis for comparison and whose chemical shifts contradict the suggested structure (1).

Immunosuppression can allow organisms that are not usually pathogenetic to cause disease; under such circumstances, Aspergillus species frequently form large masses of fungal elements. We describe the case of a 12-year-old girl with hematologic remission of leukemia. She had a left ventricular pedunculated mass that was detected by echocardiographic study; at surgery, the presence of Aspergillu...

The present work, aiming to exploit oleaginous fungi for biodiesel production. Ten fungal strains were isolated from two petroleum polluted soil samples and screened their abilities accumulate lipid. Lipid rich three species viz, Aspergillus terreus, niger flavus found be the highest lipid producers. Potential isolates identified at level by morphological (macroscopic microscopic) examination m...