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Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2019 In this study, twenty marine-derived fungi were evaluated for their antagonistic activities against 10 economically important plant pathogenic fungi and investigated for their halo tolerance on potato dextrose agar (PDA) amended with 1%-25% NaCl.
Tanaporn Chalearmsrimuang +4 more
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Biotransformation of antibiotic norfloxacin by marine-derived fungi
, 2022 Abstract The occurrence of drugs in the environment has called attention due to the adverse effects on the biotic community. Norfloxacin (NOR) is a compound widely used for treatment of serious bacterial infections in human and animals, therefore its monitoring and toxicological effects have been investigated, mainly in aquatic environment.
Aline Teixeira do Brasil Morais +2 more
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Bioactive marine metabolites derived from the Persian Gulf compared to the Red Sea: similar environments and wide gap in drug discovery [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Marine life has provided mankind with unique and extraordinary chemical structures and scaffolds with potent biological activities. Many organisms and secondary metabolites derived from fungi and symbionts are found to be more environmentally friendly to
Reham K. Abuhijjleh +6 more
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Italian Journal of Mycology, 2020 Fungi are used in many studies and applications for remediation purposes in order to degrade organic contaminants, such as hydrocarbons, thanks to their enzymatic activities.
Giuseppe Greco +4 more
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Macroalgae Derived Fungi Have High Abilities to Degrade Algal Polymers
Microorganisms, 2019 Marine fungi associated with macroalgae are an ecologically important group that have a strong potential for industrial applications. In this study, twenty-two marine fungi isolated from the brown seaweed Fucus sp.
Aleksandrina Patyshakuliyeva +4 more
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The use of marine-derived fungi for preparation of enantiomerically pure alcohols [PDF]
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2017 A highly enantioselective and minimally polluting approach to optically pure chiral alcohols is developed using cheap, readily available and sustainable marine-derived fungi as catalysts. An evaluation of the synthetic potential of 13 Chinese marine fungi was performed to screen for enantioselective reduction of 13 aromatic ketones from different ...
Hui Liu +3 more
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Potential Antiviral Agents from Marine Fungi: An Overview
Marine Drugs, 2015 Biodiversity of the marine world is only partially subjected to detailed scientific scrutiny in comparison to terrestrial life. Life in the marine world depends heavily on marine fungi scavenging the oceans of lifeless plants and animals and entering ...
Soheil Zorofchian Moghadamtousi +4 more
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Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy ResearchContext: Tuberculosis requires long therapy (6-9 months) to eradicate the tubercles from the body completely. This is partly caused by the ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to induce a dormant state that exhibits a resistant phenotype against recent ...
Muhammad Azhari +6 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2022 Numerous studies focused on drug discovery perspective have proved the great potential for exploration of marine-derived fungi to seek bioactive chemicals. Yet, marine-derived fungi are less explored compared to their terrestrial counterparts.
Xiufang Wang +6 more
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Marine Fungi: A Source of Potential Anticancer Compounds
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Metabolites from marine fungi have hogged the limelight in drug discovery because of their promise as therapeutic agents. A number of metabolites related to marine fungi have been discovered from various sources which are known to possess a range of ...
Sunil K. Deshmukh +2 more
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