Endophytic fungi: hidden treasure chest of antimicrobial metabolites interrelationship of endophytes and metabolites

Frontiers in Microbiology

Microbiology

Avirup Panja¹  Sushreeta Paul¹  Tabarak Malik²  Tamanna Kaur³  Priyanka Jha³  Vijay Kumar³  Ishita Chhabra⁴ 

[1] Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India;Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia;Department of Biotechnology, Lovely Faculty of Technology and Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India;Metropolis Healthcare Ltd., New Delhi, India;

关键词: secondary metabolites;    terpenoids;    symbiosis;    alkaloids;    endophytic fungi;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmicb.2023.1227830

 received in 2023-05-23, accepted in 2023-06-26,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Endophytic fungi comprise host-associated fungal communities which thrive within the tissues of host plants and produce a diverse range of secondary metabolites with various bioactive attributes. The metabolites such as phenols, polyketides, saponins, alkaloids help to mitigate biotic and abiotic stresses, fight against pathogen attacks and enhance the plant immune system. We present an overview of the association of endophytic fungal communities with a plant host and discuss molecular mechanisms induced during their symbiotic interaction. The overview focuses on the secondary metabolites (especially those of terpenoid nature) secreted by endophytic fungi and their respective function. The recent advancement in multi-omics approaches paved the way for identification of these metabolites and their characterization via comparative analysis of extensive omics datasets. This study also elaborates on the role of diverse endophytic fungi associated with key agricultural crops and hence important for sustainability of agriculture.

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