IAspergillus nidulans/I—Natural Metabolites Powerhouse: Structures, Biosynthesis, Bioactivities, and Biotechnological Potential

Nowadays, finding out new natural scaffolds of microbial origin increases at a higher rate than in the past decades and represents an auspicious route for reinvigorating the pool of compounds entering pharmaceutical industries. Fungi serve as a depository of fascinating, structurally unique metaboli...

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Published inFermentation (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 4
Main Authors Ghazawi, Kholoud F, Fatani, Sarah A, Mohamed, Shaimaa G. A, Mohamed, Gamal A, Ibrahim, Sabrin R. M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published MDPI AG 01.03.2023
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Aspergillus
Chemical properties
United States
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Summary:Nowadays, finding out new natural scaffolds of microbial origin increases at a higher rate than in the past decades and represents an auspicious route for reinvigorating the pool of compounds entering pharmaceutical industries. Fungi serve as a depository of fascinating, structurally unique metabolites with considerable therapeutic significance. Aspergillus genus represents one of the most prolific genera of filamentous fungi. Aspergillus nidulans Winter G. is a well-known and plentiful source of bioactive metabolites with abundant structural diversity, including terpenoids, benzophenones, sterols, alkaloids, xanthones, and polyketides, many of which display various bioactivities, such as cytotoxicity, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antimicrobial activities. The current work is targeted to survey the reported literature on A. nidulans, particularly its metabolites, biosynthesis, and bioactivities, in addition to recent reports on its biotechnological potential. From 1953 till November 2022, relying on the stated data, 206 metabolites were listed, with more than 100 references.
ISSN:2311-5637
2311-5637
DOI:10.3390/fermentation9040325