Metabolites of endophytic fungi as novel source of biofungicide: a review

摘要

Endophytic fungi are known to harbour compound(s) beneficial for plant health as well as human health. Among the metabolites of agrochem-ical and pharmaceutical importance alkaloids are the major. Apart from alkaloids several terpernoids and steroids, isocoumarins and chromones, phenolics and volatiles have also been reported. Cryptocin and cytochalasins alkaloids were isolated during early phase of innovation and proved to be antifungal. Some of these metabolites produced by endophytic fungi were originally isolated from the host plants.