Marine algicolous fungi refer to the fungi inhabiting or associated with marine algae,which have attracted a great attention for natural product researchers due to their chemical diversity and biological activity duri...Marine algicolous fungi refer to the fungi inhabiting or associated with marine algae,which have attracted a great attention for natural product researchers due to their chemical diversity and biological activity during the past two decades.Up to the end of 2014,a total of 366 new natural products,including polyketides,terpenoids,polyketide-terpenoids,peptides,alkaloids,and shikimate derivatives,have been characterized from them.Among these metabolites,240 compounds feature cytotoxic,antibacterial,antifungal,antimicroalgal,zooplankton-toxic,antiprotozoal,antioxidative,enzyme-modulatory,and/or some other activities.This review gives a comprehensive coverage of both chemical and biological aspects of the secondary metabolites from marine algicolous fungi.展开更多
基金The preparation of this review and our related research were financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(41106136 and 31330009).
文摘Marine algicolous fungi refer to the fungi inhabiting or associated with marine algae,which have attracted a great attention for natural product researchers due to their chemical diversity and biological activity during the past two decades.Up to the end of 2014,a total of 366 new natural products,including polyketides,terpenoids,polyketide-terpenoids,peptides,alkaloids,and shikimate derivatives,have been characterized from them.Among these metabolites,240 compounds feature cytotoxic,antibacterial,antifungal,antimicroalgal,zooplankton-toxic,antiprotozoal,antioxidative,enzyme-modulatory,and/or some other activities.This review gives a comprehensive coverage of both chemical and biological aspects of the secondary metabolites from marine algicolous fungi.