Bioactive compounds from endophytes and their potential in pharmaceutical effect: A review

American Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 291-309

  Joseph, Baby ^a   Mini Priya, R ^a  

^a MALANKARA CATHOLIC COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer effect; Antidiabetic effect; Antimicrobial effect; Antioxidant effect; Bioactive compounds; Endophytes; Immunosuppressive effect; Insecticidal effect

Indexed keywords

1,3 DIHYDROISOBENZOFURAN; 1,8 DIHYDROXYNAPHTHOL 1 O ALPHA GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CAMPTOTHECIN; CHAETOMUGILIN A; CHAETOMUGILIN D; CYCLOSPORIN; CYTOSPORONE B; CYTOSPORONE C; ECHINOMYCIN; GRAPHISLACTONE A; GRISEOFULVIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INSECTICIDE; ISOPESTACIN; KAKADUMYCIN A; MELLISOL; NODULISPORIC ACID; NORASTERRIQUINONE B1; PACLITAXEL; PESTACIN; SECALONIC ACID D; SORDARICIN; SUBGLUTINOL A; SUBGLUTINOL B; TORREYANIC ACID; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BREAST CANCER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LEUKEMIA CELL; LUNG CANCER; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY CANCER; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW;

EID: 79955566506     PISSN: 21504210     EISSN: 21504253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajbmb.2011.291.309     Document Type: Review

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