TITLE:
Isolated Endophytic Fungi from the Plant Curcuma longa and Their Potential Bioactivity—A Review
AUTHORS:
Kazi Jannatul Ferdous, Farhana Afroz, Md. Rakibul Islam, Md. Abdul Mazid, Md. Hossain Sohrab
KEYWORDS:
Curcuma longa, Endophytes, Compounds, Bioactivity
JOURNAL NAME:
Pharmacology & Pharmacy,
Vol.10 No.5,
May
17,
2019
ABSTRACT:
Endophytes (both fungi and
bacteria) represent a treasure house for bioactive compounds such as
anticancer, immunomodulatory, antioxidant, antiparasitic, insecticidal etc. for
use in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. Endophytic population is
greatly influenced by climatic conditions and location where the host plant
grows. Curcuma longa L. (Turmeric) is a
medicinal plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family that is usually used as spice and preservative. Traditionally it is used to
treat various conditions and symptoms such as digestive disorders, arthritis,
cardiovascular conditions, cancer, bacterial infections etc. In recent times,
there have been different discoveries on endophytic fungi and their biological
activity from C. longa. But there is
no comprehensive review on endophytic fungi of C. longa. The aim of this review is to analyze the published report
based on the endophytic fungi to provide for the first time an updated
information about their isolation from different tissues, their biological activities
including the phytochemistry of C. longa.
This will lead the way to forecast the missing link for future research work.