Bioactive Metabolites from Phytopathogenic Fungi
A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Fungal Cell Biology, Metabolism and Physiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 398
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant pathogen; phytopathogenic fungi; phytotoxins; fungicide; biocatalyst; biomolecules; fungi genome; Botrytis cinerea
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Dear Colleagues,
Phytopathogenic fungi decrease crop yield and quality and cause huge losses in agricultural production. These fungi are well known for producing phytotoxins and other secondary metabolites originating from different biosynthetic pathways, which possess biological properties of considerable biotechnological interest.
Fungi are especially rich sources of these low-molecular-weight compounds, typically produced by large, multimodular polyketide synthases, terpenes, and non-ribosomal peptide synthetases. Of course, these often unexpected, substantial biological effects make these molecules very interesting and valuable.
Given this context, fungi play an important role in new drug discovery. The mechanisms of action of the bioactive metabolites of many phytopathogenic fungi are still under investigation due to the complexity of the chemical components. Therefore, this Special Issue collects the latest findings and achievements in the isolation, characterization, and biological activities of molecules from phytopathogenic fungi.
Dr. Javier Moraga
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- phytopathogenic fungi
- bioactive metabolites
- natural products
- secondary metabolism
- biomolecules
- drug discovery
- biosynthesis
- biology assays
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