Fungal metabolites in human health and diseases—an overview

Manal Esheli; Bathini Thissera; Hesham R. El-Seedi; Mostafa E. Rateb

doi:10.3390/encyclopedia2030108

Fungal metabolites in human health and diseases—an overview

Manal Esheli
, Bathini Thissera
, Hesham R. El-Seedi
, Mostafa E. Rateb^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Fungi produce a wide range of secondary metabolites. Some of these metabolites are toxic to humans and cause various health disorders, ranging from acute poisoning to chronic diseases. Contrary to this, some fungal metabolites are valuable sources in therapeutics, such as penicillin. Herein, researchers briefly highlight the role played by different fungal metabolites in human health and diseases and give an overview of the most common fungal genera.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1590-1601
Number of pages	12
Journal	Encyclopedia
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia2030108
Publication status	Published - 14 Sept 2022

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

fungi
secondry metabolites
mycotoxin
Aspergillus
Penicillium
Fusarium
antibiotic
anticancer

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