Lou J, Fu L, Peng Y, Zhou L. Metabolites from Alternaria fungi and their bioactivities.
Molecules 2013;
18:5891-935. [PMID:
23698046 PMCID:
PMC6270608 DOI:
10.3390/molecules18055891]
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Abstract
Alternaria is a cosmopolitan fungal genus widely distributing in soil and organic matter. It includes saprophytic, endophytic and pathogenic species. At least 268 metabolites from Alternaria fungi have been reported in the past few decades. They mainly include nitrogen-containing metabolites, steroids, terpenoids, pyranones, quinones, and phenolics. This review aims to briefly summarize the structurally different metabolites produced by Alternaria fungi, as well as their occurrences, biological activities and functions. Some considerations related to synthesis, biosynthesis, production and applications of the metabolites from Alternaria fungi are also discussed.
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