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For several years, natural products have been used directly as drugs or have provided the basic chemical architecture for deriving such drugs. Natural products are naturally derived metabolites and/or byproducts from plants, animals or microorganisms. These products have been exploited for human use for thousands of years and plants have been chief source of compounds used for medicine. Besides plants, microorganisms constitute a major source of natural products with desirable bioactive properties. The ultimate purpose of the researchers is looking for new sources of metabolites. The marine organisms, for example, have been studied with more attention in the recent decades. Endophytic fungi appear to be another interesting source of research. Because of what appears to be their contribution to the host plant, the endophytes may produce a plethora of substances that may have potential use to modern medicine, agriculture and industry. |
