Endophytes for Antimicrobial Activity-A Review

Endophytes are the microorganisms present in living tissues of various plants, establishing mutual relationship apparently without any symptom of diseases. Plant Endophytes have been considered as one of the important and novel source of natural bioactive compounds. This review mainly deals with the...

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Published in:Research journal of pharmacy and technology 2015-06, Vol.8 (6), p.742-748
Main Authors: Sundaramoorthy, Shoba, Gunasekaran, Shylaja, Anitha, Uma, Arunachalam, Sathiavelu, Sathiavelu, Mythili
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti microbial secondary metabolites
Endophytes
Medicinal plants
Natural product
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Summary:Endophytes are the microorganisms present in living tissues of various plants, establishing mutual relationship apparently without any symptom of diseases. Plant Endophytes have been considered as one of the important and novel source of natural bioactive compounds. This review mainly deals with the progression of research on antimicrobial compounds from endophytes of various medicinal plants and also the importance of endophytes producing bioactive compounds is discussed.
ISSN:0974-3618
0974-360X
0974-306X
DOI:10.5958/0974-360X.2015.00118.3