Title:Alkaloids and Polyketides from Mangrove Associated Fungi viz.
Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp. and Fusarium sp.: A Review
Volume: 22
Issue: 1
Author(s): Avinash Awashank, Supriya Tilvi and Abhay B. Fulke*
Affiliation:
- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Four Bungalows, Andheri (West), Maharashtra, Mumbai,
400053, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative
Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
Keywords:
Mangrove fungi, natural products, bioactivity, applications, secondary metabolites, alkaloids, polyketides.
Abstract: In-depth research is being carried out on mangrove communities, which are regarded as
significant habitats for microorganisms’s, in order to find novel secondary metabolites with useful
pharmaceutical and medicinal uses. According to a growing number of articles that point to the enormous
potential of this ecological niche, mangrove-associated fungi are acknowledged as a rich source
of bioactive chemicals. The fungi Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp., and Fusarium sp., which are isolated
from the plant's leaves, rhizosphere, rhizospheres’ soil, and pneumatophore, are mangroveassociated
and derived, according to this review. The secondary metabolites produced by fungi originating
from mangroves, including alkaloids and polyketides, are discussed in this research, along with
how these fungi are the source of bioactive chemicals with potent bioactivities, including antibacterial,
anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antifungal, and anticancer properties.
