A novel endophytic Huperzine A-producing fungus, Shiraia sp. Slf14, isolated from Huperzia serrata

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1469-1478

  Zhu, D ^a,b   Wang, J ^a   Zeng, Q ^a   Zhang, Z ^a   Yan, R ^a  

^a JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YICHUN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

acetylcholinesterase inhibition activity; fungal endophyte; Huperzia serrata; Huperzine A; Shiraia sp. Slf14

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; OPTIMIZATION;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION ACTIVITY; ENDOPHYTIC FUNGUS; FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES; HUPERZINE A; HUPERZIUM SERRATA; INHIBITION ACTIVITY; SHIRAIA SP; SHIRAIA SP.; SLF14;

HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; HUPERZINE A;

ALKALOID; BIOACCUMULATION; ENDOPHYTE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INHIBITION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOSS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ACREMONIUM; ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCES; BOTRYTIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG ISOLATION; ENDOPHYTE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUPERZIA; IN VITRO STUDY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ACREMONIUM SP.; BLASTOMYCES; BOTRYTIS; FUNGI; HUPERZIA SERRATA; SHIRAIA;

EID: 77956908663     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04777.x     Document Type: Article

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