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Corbu VM, Gheorghe-Barbu I, Dumbravă AȘ, Vrâncianu CO, Șesan TE. Current Insights in Fungal Importance-A Comprehensive Review. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1384. [PMID: 37374886 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11061384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Besides plants and animals, the Fungi kingdom describes several species characterized by various forms and applications. They can be found in all habitats and play an essential role in the excellent functioning of the ecosystem, for example, as decomposers of plant material for the cycling of carbon and nutrients or as symbionts of plants. Furthermore, fungi have been used in many sectors for centuries, from producing food, beverages, and medications. Recently, they have gained significant recognition for protecting the environment, agriculture, and several industrial applications. The current article intends to review the beneficial roles of fungi used for a vast range of applications, such as the production of several enzymes and pigments, applications regarding food and pharmaceutical industries, the environment, and research domains, as well as the negative impacts of fungi (secondary metabolites production, etiological agents of diseases in plants, animals, and humans, as well as deteriogenic agents).
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- Viorica Maria Corbu
- Genetics Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania
- Research Institute of the University of Bucharest-ICUB, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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- Research Institute of the University of Bucharest-ICUB, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania
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- Research Institute of the University of Bucharest-ICUB, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry, 61 Bd. Mărăşti, District 1, 011464 Bucharest, Romania
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Zhang J, Wang F, Liu M, Fu M, Dong C. Dynamic Genome-Wide Transcription Profiling and Direct Target Genes of CmWC-1 Reveal Hierarchical Light Signal Transduction in Cordyceps militaris. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8060624. [PMID: 35736107 PMCID: PMC9225392 DOI: 10.3390/jof8060624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Light is necessary for primordium differentiation and fruiting body development for most edible fungi; however, light perception and signal transduction have only been well studied in model fungi. In this study, a hierarchical network of transcriptional response to light in Cordyceps militaris, one of the edible fungi, has been described on a genome-wide scale using dynamic transcriptome analysis. It was shown that light regulated the transcript of 1722 genes, making up 18% of the whole genome of C. militaris. Analysis of light-responsive genes in C. militaris identified 4 categories: immediate-early, early, late, and continuous light-responsive genes, and the gene number increased distinctly with prolonged light exposure. Light-responsive genes with distinct functional categories showed specific time-dependent regulation. The target genes of CmWC-1, the most important photoreceptor, were revealed by ChIP-seq. A total of 270 significant peaks corresponding to 427 genes were identified to be directly regulated by CmWC-1, among which 143 genes respond to light. Based on 270 ChIP-seq peaks, the binding site for CmWC-1 was identified as AAATCAGACCAC/GTGGTCTGATTT, differing from the binding site by the homolog in Neurospora crassa. Elucidating the mechanisms of light perception and signal transduction will be helpful for further research on the fruiting body development in edible fungi.
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- Jiaojiao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (J.Z.); (F.W.); (M.L.)
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (J.Z.); (F.W.); (M.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (J.Z.); (F.W.); (M.L.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (J.Z.); (F.W.); (M.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +86-10-64806138
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Altimira F, Arias-Aravena M, Jian L, Real N, Correa P, González C, Godoy S, Castro JF, Zamora O, Vergara C, Vitta N, Tapia E. Genomic and Experimental Analysis of the Insecticidal Factors Secreted by the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria pseudobassiana RGM 2184. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:253. [PMID: 35330256 PMCID: PMC8952764 DOI: 10.3390/jof8030253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria pseudobassiana strain RGM 2184 can reach a maximum efficacy of 80% against the quarantine pest Lobesia botrana in field assays. In this study, the RGM 2184 genome was sequenced, and genome mining analyses were performed to predict the factors involved in its insecticidal activity. Additionally, the metabolic profiling of the RMG 2184 culture's supernatants was analyzed by mass spectrometry, and the insecticidal activity from one of these extracts was evaluated in Galleria mellonella larvae. The genome analysis resulted in 114 genes encoding for extracellular enzymes, four biosynthetic gene clusters reported as producers of insecticidal and bactericidal factors (oosporein, beauvericin, desmethylbassianin, and beauveriolide), 20 toxins, and at least 40 undescribed potential biocontrol factors (polyketides and nonribosomal peptides). Comparative genomic analysis revealed that 65-95% of these genes are Beauveria genus-specific. Metabolic profiling of supernatant extracts from RGM 2184 cultures exhibited secondary metabolites such as beauveriolide, oosporein, inflatin C, and bassiatin. However, a number of detected metabolites still remain undescribed. The metabolite extract caused 79% mortality of Galleria mellonella larvae at 28 days. The results of this research lay the groundwork for the study of new insecticidal molecules.
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- Fabiola Altimira
- Laboratorio de Entomología y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA La Platina, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (M.A.-A.); (N.R.); (P.C.); (S.G.); (N.V.); (E.T.)
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- Laboratorio de Entomología y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA La Platina, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (M.A.-A.); (N.R.); (P.C.); (S.G.); (N.V.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China;
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- Laboratorio de Entomología y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA La Platina, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (M.A.-A.); (N.R.); (P.C.); (S.G.); (N.V.); (E.T.)
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- Laboratorio de Entomología y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA La Platina, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (M.A.-A.); (N.R.); (P.C.); (S.G.); (N.V.); (E.T.)
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Genome Biology, Fundación Ciencia & Vida, Santiago 7780272, Chile;
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- Laboratorio de Entomología y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA La Platina, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (M.A.-A.); (N.R.); (P.C.); (S.G.); (N.V.); (E.T.)
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- Banco de Recursos Genéticos Microbianos, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA, Chillán 3800062, Chile;
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- Laboratorio de Materias Primas y Alimentos, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA La Platina, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (O.Z.); (C.V.)
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- Laboratorio de Materias Primas y Alimentos, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA La Platina, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (O.Z.); (C.V.)
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- Laboratorio de Entomología y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA La Platina, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (M.A.-A.); (N.R.); (P.C.); (S.G.); (N.V.); (E.T.)
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- Laboratorio de Entomología y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA La Platina, Santiago 8831314, Chile; (M.A.-A.); (N.R.); (P.C.); (S.G.); (N.V.); (E.T.)
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Production of Diverse Beauveriolide Analogs in Closely Related Fungi: a Rare Case of Fungal Chemodiversity. mSphere 2020; 5:5/5/e00667-20. [PMID: 32878933 PMCID: PMC7471007 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00667-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Fungal chemodiversity is well known in part due to the production of diverse analogous compounds by a single biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC). Usually, similar or the same metabolites are produced by closely related fungal species under a given condition, the foundation of fungal chemotaxonomy. Here, we report a rare case of the production of the cyclodepsipeptide beauveriolides (BVDs) in three insect-pathogenic fungi. We found that the more closely related fungi Beauveria bassiana and Beauveria brongniartii produced structurally distinct analogs of BVDs, whereas the less-close relatives B. brongniartii and Cordyceps militaris biosynthesized structurally similar congeners under the same growth condition. It was verified that a conserved BGC containing four genes is responsible for BVD biosynthesis in three fungi, including a polyketide synthase (PKS) for the production of 3-hydroxy fatty acids (FAs) with chain length variations. In contrast to BVD production patterns, phylogenetic analysis of the BGC enzymes or enzyme domains largely resulted in the congruence relationship with fungal speciation. Feeding assays demonstrated that an FA with a chain length of eight carbon atoms was preferentially utilized, whereas an FA with a chain longer than 10 carbon atoms could not be used as a substrate for BVD biosynthesis. Insect survival assays suggested that the contribution of BVDs to fungal virulence might be associated with the susceptibility of insect species. The results of this study enrich the knowledge of fungal secondary metabolic diversity that can question the reliability of fungal chemotaxonomy.IMPORTANCE Fungal chemotaxonomy is an approach to classify fungi based on the fungal production profile of metabolites, especially the secondary metabolites. We found an atypical example that could question the reliability of fungal chemical classifications in this study, i.e., the more closely related entomopathogenic species Beauveria bassiana and Beauveria brongniartii produced structurally different congeners of the cyclodepsipeptide beauveriolides, whereas the rather divergent species B. brongniartii and Cordyceps militaris biosynthesized similar analogs under the same growth condition. The conserved biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC) containing four genes present in each species is responsible for beauveriolide production. In contrast to the compound formation profiles, the phylogenies of biosynthetic enzymes or enzymatic domains show associations with fungal speciation. Dependent on the insect species, production of beauveriolides may contribute to fungal virulence against the susceptible insect hosts. The findings in this study augment the diversity of fungal secondary metabolisms.
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Bioactive Metabolites and Potential Mycotoxins Produced by Cordyceps Fungi: A Review of Safety. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:toxins12060410. [PMID: 32575649 PMCID: PMC7354514 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12060410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Ascomycete Cordyceps fungi such as C. militaris, C. cicadae, and C. guangdongensis have been mass produced on artificial media either as food supplements or health additives while the byproducts of culture substrates are largely used as animal feed. The safety concerns associated with the daily consumption of Cordyceps fungi or related products are still being debated. On the one hand, the known compounds from these fungi such as adenosine analogs cordycepin and pentostatin have demonstrated different beneficial or pharmaceutical activities but also dose-dependent cytotoxicities, neurological toxicities and or toxicological effects in humans and animals. On the other hand, the possibility of mycotoxin production by Cordyceps fungi has not been completely ruled out. In contrast to a few metabolites identified, an array of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) are encoded in each genome of these fungi with the potential to produce a plethora of as yet unknown secondary metabolites. Conservation analysis of BGCs suggests that mycotoxin analogs of PR-toxin and trichothecenes might be produced by Cordyceps fungi. Future elucidation of the compounds produced by these functionally unknown BGCs, and in-depth assessments of metabolite bioactivity and chemical safety, will not only facilitate the safe use of Cordyceps fungi as human food or alternative medicine, but will also benefit the use of mass production byproducts as animal feed. To corroborate the long record of use as a traditional medicine, future efforts will also benefit the exploration of Cordyceps fungi for pharmaceutical purposes.
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Jakubczyk D, Dussart F. Selected Fungal Natural Products with Antimicrobial Properties. Molecules 2020; 25:E911. [PMID: 32085562 PMCID: PMC7070998 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25040911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Fungal natural products and their effects have been known to humankind for hundreds of years. For example, toxic ergot alkaloids produced by filamentous fungi growing on rye poisoned thousands of people and livestock throughout the Middle Ages. However, their later medicinal applications, followed by the discovery of the first class of antibiotics, penicillins and other drugs of fungal origin, such as peptidic natural products, terpenoids or polyketides, have altered the historically negative reputation of fungal "toxins". The development of new antimicrobial drugs is currently a major global challenge, mainly due to antimicrobial resistance phenomena. Therefore, the structures, biosynthesis and antimicrobial activity of selected fungal natural products are described here.
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- Dorota Jakubczyk
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 61-704 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Agriculture, Horticulture and Engineering Science, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK;
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Heneberg P, Jegorov A, Šimek P. Peroral administration of beauverolides allows their transport into the peripheral blood and urine. CYTA - JOURNAL OF FOOD 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/19476337.2020.1809525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Petr Heneberg
- Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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Zimmermann A, Hofer S, Pendl T, Kainz K, Madeo F, Carmona-Gutierrez D. Yeast as a tool to identify anti-aging compounds. FEMS Yeast Res 2018; 18:4919731. [PMID: 29905792 PMCID: PMC6001894 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foy020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In the search for interventions against aging and age-related diseases, biological screening platforms are indispensable tools to identify anti-aging compounds among large substance libraries. The budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has emerged as a powerful chemical and genetic screening platform, as it combines a rapid workflow with experimental amenability and the availability of a wide range of genetic mutant libraries. Given the amount of conserved genes and aging mechanisms between yeast and human, testing candidate anti-aging substances in yeast gene-deletion or overexpression collections, or de novo derived mutants, has proven highly successful in finding potential molecular targets. Yeast-based studies, for example, have led to the discovery of the polyphenol resveratrol and the natural polyamine spermidine as potential anti-aging agents. Here, we present strategies for pharmacological anti-aging screens in yeast, discuss common pitfalls and summarize studies that have used yeast for drug discovery and target identification.
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- Andreas Zimmermann
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, 8010, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, 8010, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, 8010, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, 8010, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, 8010, Austria
- BioTechMed Graz, Graz, 8010, Austria
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Wang X, Gong X, Li P, Lai D, Zhou L. Structural Diversity and Biological Activities of Cyclic Depsipeptides from Fungi. Molecules 2018; 23:E169. [PMID: 29342967 PMCID: PMC6017592 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23010169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cyclic depsipeptides (CDPs) are cyclopeptides in which amide groups are replaced by corresponding lactone bonds due to the presence of a hydroxylated carboxylic acid in the peptide structure. These peptides sometimes display additional chemical modifications, including unusual amino acid residues in their structures. This review highlights the occurrence, structures and biological activities of the fungal CDPs reported until October 2017. About 352 fungal CDPs belonging to the groups of cyclic tri-, tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta-, octa-, nona-, deca-, and tridecadepsipeptides have been isolated from fungi. These metabolites are mainly reported from the genera Acremonium, Alternaria, Aspergillus, Beauveria, Fusarium, Isaria, Metarhizium, Penicillium, and Rosellina. They are known to exhibit various biological activities such as cytotoxic, phytotoxic, antimicrobial, antiviral, anthelmintic, insecticidal, antimalarial, antitumoral and enzyme-inhibitory activities. Some CDPs (i.e., PF1022A, enniatins and destruxins) have been applied as pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.
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- Xiaohan Wang
- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Nakaya S, Kobori H, Sekiya A, Kawagishi H, Ushimaru T. Anti-aging and anti-microbial effects of melleolide on various types of yeast. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 78:455-7. [PMID: 25036832 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.885826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The chronological lifespan (CLS) of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a model for the aging of post-mitotic cells in higher eukaryotes. In this study, we found that the sesquiterpene aryl ester melleolide expands the CLS of budding yeast. In contrast, melleolide compromised the CLS of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. This indicates that melleolide might have a potential anti-aging activity against some types of cell, and that it might be useful as a selective anti-fungal drug.
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- Shigeru Nakaya
- a Faculty of Science , Shizuoka University , Shizuoka , Japan
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