Advances in Natural Products from Mangrove-Associated Fungi Along the Indian Ocean Coast.

ABSTRACT: Mangrove ecosystems along the Indian Ocean coast show great biodiversity, adapting to harsh environmental conditions of high salinity and higher organic matter, and they are a host for a range of microbial communities with special features that produce unique secondary metabolites. Of this, mangrove-associated endophytic fungi, the second largest ecological group of marine fungi, show the greater potential, being a diverse pool for discovering novel bio-actives with pharmacological and biotechnological interest. This review summarizes the research findings on structural diversity and the associated pharmacological activities of secondary metabolites produced by mangrove-associated fungi along the Indian Ocean coast reported over the period of 2002-2025, based on the literature retrieved fr

SUBMITTER: Wijerathna P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12843673 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature