The natural functions of secondary metabolites.

By A. Demain, A. Fang. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science

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LaeA, a Regulator of Secondary Metabolism in Aspergillus spp (2004, background): “These compounds, frequently associated with sporulation processes, are considered part of the chemical arsenal required for niche specialization and have garnered intense interest by virtue of their biotechnological and pharmaceutical applications (9, 11).”
Trichoderma SPP : a biocontrol agent for sustainable management of plant diseases (2014, background): “…natural growth, development, or reproduction and are chemically different from natural compounds may play important roles in the defence response, symbiosis, metal transport, differentiation, and stimulating or inhibiting spore formation and germination (Demain & Fang, 2000; Vinale et al., 2008).”
Evaluation of Beauveria bassiana and B. brongniartii strains and four wild-type fungal species against adults of Bactrocera oleae and Ceratitis capitata (2005, background): “P. chrysogenum and P. notatum are the two species producing high quantities of the antibiotic penicillin (Sweeney and Dobson, 1998; Demain and Fang, 2000 ); these toxins have not been reported as toxic to insects.”
A novel role for Trichoderma secondary metabolites in the interactions with plants (2008, neutral): “[1].”
The exploration of macrocycles for drug discovery — an underexploited structural class (2008, background): “These include roles as signalling molecules, in stimulating differentiation in plant growth (for example, formation of aerial myceliae, spores or conidia), or as a means to communicate between cells of the same species (for example, quorum sensing through acyl-homoserine lactones”
Trichoderma–plant–pathogen interactions (2008, background): “(Demain and Fang, 2000).”
Secondary Metabolites in Soil Ecology (2008, background): “Other roles of secondary metabolites, such as facilitating symbiosis with insects, plants and higher animals, are documented but have rarely been addressed (Demain and Fang 2000; Sect.”
Evolution of Gene Duplication in Plants1[OPEN] (2016, background): “Defensive compounds such as glucosinolates may function as part of a pollinator syndrome (Demain and Fang, 2000; Halkier and Gershenzon, 2006), which can serve as a reproductive barrier.”
Trichoderma Secondary Metabolites Active on Plants and FungalPathogens (2014, background): “In fungi, the production of SMs has been often correlated to specific stages of morphological differentiation, and associated to the phase of active growth [7] [8] [9].”