Prospective Leads from Endophytic Fungi for Anti-Inflammatory Drug Discovery
Abstract A wide array of therapeutic effects has been exhibited by compounds isolated from natural sources. “Bio-actives of endophytic origin” is a recently explored area that came into recognition over the last 2 decades. Literature search on the secondary metabolites of endophytes have shown sever...
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Published in | Planta medica Vol. 86; no. 13/14; pp. 941 - 959 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Stuttgart · New York
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
01.09.2020
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Summary: | Abstract
A wide array of therapeutic effects has been exhibited by compounds isolated from natural sources. “Bio-actives of endophytic origin” is a recently explored area that came into recognition over the last 2 decades. Literature search on the secondary metabolites of endophytes have shown several pharmacologically active compounds especially anti-inflammatory compounds, which have been reviewed in the present paper. The article is structured based on the chemical classification of secondary metabolites. The compounds were identified to possess activity against a total of 16 anti-inflammatory targets. The most common targets involved were NO, TNF-
α
, and inhibition of total ROS. Further, the article gives a detailed insight into the compounds, their endophytic source, and anti-inflammatory target as well as potency. The contents of the article cover all the scientific reports published until Feb. 2019. Thus 118 compounds and 6 extracts have been reported to be obtained
from endophytic sources showing anti-inflammatory activities. Amongst these, herbarin, periconianone A, and periconianone B were identified as the most potent compounds in terms of their IC
50
values against NO inhibition. |
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ISSN: | 0032-0943 1439-0221 |
DOI: | 10.1055/a-1140-8388 |