1. Insights in Fungal Bioprospecting in Mexico
- Author
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Mario Figueroa, Isabel Rivero-Cruz, Rachel Mata, and Martha L. Macías-Rubalcava
- Subjects
Bioprospecting ,Pharmacology ,Biological Products ,010405 organic chemistry ,Agrochemical ,business.industry ,Organic Chemistry ,Fungi ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Biology ,Pharmacognosy ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,Biotechnology ,010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry ,Complementary and alternative medicine ,Drug Discovery ,Endophytes ,Hypoglycemic Agents ,Molecular Medicine ,Agrochemicals ,business - Abstract
Fungi have consistently been one of the richest sources of natural products, with unprecedented chemical scaffolds and potent biological activities. During the last 20 years, pharmacognosy researchers in Mexico, in collaboration with mycologists, have discovered many novel bioactive fungi natural products and new fungal species. To date, more than 100 bioactive secondary metabolites from 20 fungi from different ecosystems throughout Mexico have been documented in peer-reviewed literature according to Scopus and SciFinder databases. These include compounds from different biosynthetic origins and structural cores with the potential for the development of anticancer, antidiabetic, and/or pesticide agents.
- Published
- 2018