Fungal Metabolites in Human Health and Diseases—An Overview

Manal Esheli; Bathini Thissera; Hesham R. El-Seedi; Mostafa E. Rateb

doi:10.3390/encyclopedia2030108

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Fungal Metabolites in Human Health and Diseases—An Overview

Manal Esheli,
Bathini Thissera,
Hesham R. El-Seedi,
Mostafa E. Rateb

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Manal Esheli: Food Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli, Tripoli P.O. Box 13538, Libya
Bathini Thissera: School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences, The University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK
Hesham R. El-Seedi: Pharmacognosy Group, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Biomedical Centre, P.O. Box 591, SE 751 24 Uppsala, Sweden
Mostafa E. Rateb: School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences, The University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia2030108
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 3
pp. 1590 – 1601

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Fungi produce a wide range of secondary metabolites. Some of these metabolites are toxic to humans and cause various health disorders, ranging from acute poisoning to chronic diseases. Contrary to this, some fungal metabolites are valuable sources in therapeutics, such as penicillin. Herein, researchers briefly highlight the role played by different fungal metabolites in human health and diseases and give an overview of the most common fungal genera.

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ISSN: 2673-8392 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science
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