Therapeutically Important Bioactive Compounds Derived from Fungal Origin
- Authors: Neha Jain1, Mukesh Kumar Sharma2, Pallavi Kaushik3
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, India 2 Department of Zoology, SPC Government College, Ajmer-305001, India 3 Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, India
- Source: Therapeutic Implications of Natural Bioactive Compounds , pp 223-235
- Publication Date: September 2022
- Language: English
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The rising of chronic ailments impinged on humans worldwide has paved the urgent need for newer therapeutic vital compounds that are biologically active and have the capacity to endeavour without exerting any adverse or cytotoxic effects. This necessitates extensive research to investigate unexplored natural sources for such promising sources. A diverse array of fungi species has garnered considerable attention over the past century due to the assortment of their opportunities to generate novel active ingredients with multifunction mechanisms towards recuperative applications. Some of the fungal bioactive compounds possess exclusive therapeutic potential and pharmaceutical importance. These efficacious bioactive compounds including Paclitaxel, Podophyllotoxin, Enniatins, Camptothecin, Ascophytatin with their properties like anti-bacterial, antiviral, anti-parasitic, anti-diabetic, anti-cancerous, immunomodulatory are discussed in this chapter.
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