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Chemical and Functional Diversity of Natural Products from Plant Associated Endophytic Fungi

Vijay Verma, Ravindra N. Kharwar, Gary A. Strobel

Natural Product Communications · 2009 · 222 citations · 95 references

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Abstract

This review describes examples of naturally occurring bioactive compounds obtained from fungal endophytes from various host plants. The main topics addressed are sources, identification, biological activity, biosynthesis, and ecological and chemosystematic significance of those bioactive compounds whose sources were well defined.

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