Fungal‑derived compounds and mycogenic nanoparticles with antimycobacterial activity: a review

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dc.contributor.authorTapfuma, K
dc.contributor.authorNyambo, K
dc.contributor.authorBaatjies, L
dc.contributor.authorKeyster, M
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-03T21:08:21Z
dc.date.available2022-08-03T21:08:21Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractTuberculosis (TB) is a persistent lung infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The disease is characterized by high mortality rates of over 1 million per year. Unfortunately, the potency and efectiveness of currently used anti-TB drugs is gradually decreasing due to the constant development of persistence and resistance by M. tuberculosis. The adverse side efects associated with current anti-TB drugs, along with anti-TB drug resistance, present an opportunity to bioprospect novel potent anti-TB drugs from unique sources. Fundamentally, fungi are a rich source of bioactive secondary metabolites with valuable therapeutic potential. Enhancing the potency and efectiveness of fungal-based anti-TB drug leads by chemical synthesis and/or modifcation with nanomaterials, may result in the discovery of novel anti-TB drugs. In this review, the antimycobacterial activity of fungal-derived compounds and mycogenic nanoparticles are summarized. Numerous fungal-derived compounds as well as some mycogenic nanoparticles that exhibit strong antimycobacterial activity that is comparable to that of approved drugs, were found. If fully explored, fungi holds the promise to become key drivers in the generation of lead compounds in TB-drug discovery initiatives.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTapfuma, K. I., Nyambo, K., Baatjies, L., Keyster, M., Mekuto, L., Smith, L., Allie, N., Loxton, A. G., Malgas-Enus, R., & Mavumengwana, V. (2022). Fungal-derived compounds and mycogenic nanoparticles with antimycobacterial activity: a review. SN Applied Sciences, 4(5). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-022-05010-2en_US
dc.identifier.issn2523-3971
dc.identifier.uriDOI: 10.1007/s42452-022-05010-2
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7675
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectMycobacterium tuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectFungien_US
dc.subjectSecondary metabolitesen_US
dc.subjectBioprospectingen_US
dc.subjectDrug discoveryen_US
dc.subjectMycogenic nanoparticlesen_US
dc.titleFungal‑derived compounds and mycogenic nanoparticles with antimycobacterial activity: a reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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