Bioactive Endophytic Fungi from Forest Trees A Review

Abstract

The microscopic creatures known as endophytic fungi live inside the plant without contaminating it or harming it in any way. These may have an impact on the host plants’ distribution, ecology, physiology, and biochemistry. Several scientists studied about the endophytic fungi, their sources, categorisation, biological properties, industrial importance, & therapeutic value. Endophytic fungi are considered as “gold mine” for bioactive compounds having antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, anticancer, antioxidant, and many more medical, industrial & biotechnological applications. They are well studied for their synthesis of secondary metabolites from different sources, these are not only useful for agriculture instead used in the food industry and many of them have therapeutic potential.