Orfali R, Aboseada MA, Abdel-Wahab NM, Hassan HM, Perveen S, Ameen F, Alturki E, Abdelmohsen UR. Recent updates on the bioactive compounds of the marine-derived genus
Aspergillus.
RSC Adv 2021;
11:17116-17150. [PMID:
35479707 PMCID:
PMC9033173 DOI:
10.1039/d1ra01359a]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The genus Aspergillus is widely distributed in terrestrial and marine environments. In the marine environment, several Aspergillus species have proved their potential to produce a plethora of secondary metabolites including polyketides, sterols, fatty acids, peptides, alkaloids, terpenoids and miscellaneous compounds, displaying a variety of pharmacological activities such as antimicrobial, cytotoxicity, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity. From the beginning of 2015 until December 2020, about 361 secondary metabolites were identified from different marine Aspergillus species. In our review, we highlight secondary metabolites from various marine-derived Aspergillus species reported between January 2015 and December 2020 along with their biological potential and structural aspects whenever applicable.
The genus Aspergillus is widely distributed in terrestrial and marine environments.![]()
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