Diversity and biological activities of endophytic fungi associated with Catharanthus roseus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present study involves diversity and bioactivity of the endophytic fungal community from Catharanthus roseus inhabiting the coastal region. This study has been conducted hypothesizing that the microbial communities in the coastal regions would tolerate a range of abiotic stress such as salinity, humidity, temperature and soil composition, and it may produce new metabolites, which may possess bioactive property. Therefore in the current study, the cytotoxicity and free radical scavenging potential of the fungal organic extracts have been investigated. Moreover, the apoptotic and the antioxidant potential of the fungus that exhibited the best activity in preliminary screening has also been demonstrated.

Results

Twenty endophytic fungal isolates were obtained fro

SUBMITTER: Dhayanithy G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6341747 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature