Diversity of Fungal Secondary Metabolites and Bioactive Compound Discovery
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2026) | Viewed by 876
Special Issue Editor
Interests: analysis and identification of fungal bioactive metabolites
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Dear Colleagues,
Fungi represent a significant treasure house of bioactive compound resources. It is estimated that there are more than one million fungal species in the world, which is much greater than that of plant species. Compared with plants, fungi have greater diversity of secondary metabolites because of their varied living environments. Fungi can not only synthetize well-known antibiotics, such as penicillin and cephaloridine, but also growth regulators, immunoregulators, and antioxidants through which fungi can crosstalk with the environment. However, the secondary metabolites of more than 90% of fungi have not been studied, contributing to a lack of understanding of fungal language and utilization of fungal secondary metabolites. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to provide a platform to promote research on the diversity of fungal secondary metabolites and the discovery of bioactive compounds from fungi.
Prof. Dr. Fenglin Hu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- fungi
- secondary metabolites
- biosynthesis
- analysis
- bioactivity
- identification
- metabolism
- utilization
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