Metabolites of medicine food homology-derived endophytic fungi and their activities

Jun Zhang; Yihui Zhu; Jinping Si; Lingshang Wu

doi:10.1016/j.crfs.2022.10.006

Metabolites of medicine food homology-derived endophytic fungi and their activities

Curr Res Food Sci. 2022 Oct 7:5:1882-1896. doi: 10.1016/j.crfs.2022.10.006. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Jun Zhang¹, Yihui Zhu¹, Jinping Si¹, Lingshang Wu¹

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, Hangzhou, 311300, PR China.

Abstract

Medicine food homology (MFH) substances not only provide essential nutrients as food but also have corresponding factors that can prevent and help treat nutritional imbalances, chronic disease, and other related issues. Endophytic fungi associated with plants have potential for use in drug discovery and food therapy. However, the endophytic fungal metabolites from MFH plants and their effects have been overlooked. Therefore, this review focuses on the various biological activities of 108 new metabolites isolated from 53 MFH-derived endophytic fungi. The paper explores the potential nutritional and medicinal value of metabolites of MFH-derived endophytic fungi for food and medical applications. This research is important for the future development of effective, safe, and nontoxic therapeutic nutraceuticals for the prevention and treatment of human diseases.

Keywords: Bioactivities; Endophytic fungi; Medicine food homology; Metabolites.

Publication types

Review