Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds Produced by Endophytic Fungi

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-168

  Zhao, J ^a   Shan, T ^a   Mou, Y ^a   Zhou, L ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioactive compounds; Endophytic fungi; Host plants

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CAMPTOTHECIN; DEOXYPODOPHYLLTOXIN; DIOSGENIN; EMODIN; HUPERZINE A; HYPERICIN; IRINOTECAN; PACLITAXEL; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; TOPOTECAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINBLASTINE;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; REVIEW;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CAMPTOTHECIN; FUNGI; PACLITAXEL; PLANTS; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 79951711248     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138955711794519492     Document Type: Review

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