Despite being a little-known group of microorganisms that live inconspicuously within plant tissues, endophytes are gaining recognition as possible contributors to the natural synthesis of secondary metabolites. The bioactivity and biology of natural products were not given enough attention in the past, but a recent surge in interest seems to indicate that these microbial partners should be taken seriously due to the possibility that they produce bioactive compounds in amounts that are on par with or greater than those of their host plants. From alkaloids and terpenoids to flavonoids and phenolics, the endophyte metabolites display exceptional and diverse biological activities and limitless potential for use in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial functions. The core idea of this chapter stresses the important concept of endophytes as ubiquitous regulators of host metabolism and biochemistry, activating clusters of biosynthetic genes to cospeciate advanced mechanisms of chemical defense. This chapter presents the dynamic nature of plant–endophyte crosstalk, ecological and evolutionary selective pressures generating diversity of metabolites, new methods of exploration like metagenomics, metabolomics, and synthetic biology, and together these advances represent enormous potential toward opening microbial treasure troves. In this chapter, it is illustrated that endophytes and their metabolites are offering unique new advances and potential for growth. Therefore, endophytes and their metabolites can be viewed as progressive biofactories and potential game-changers for the future of sustainable bioprospecting and green innovations.

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Endophyte-Mediated Biosynthesis of Valuable Secondary Metabolites

  • Ramkumar Muthu,
  • Rajkumar Prabhakaran,
  • Eldho Paul,
  • Sivaprakasam Chinnarasu,
  • Maruthanayagam Veerabadhran

摘要

Despite being a little-known group of microorganisms that live inconspicuously within plant tissues, endophytes are gaining recognition as possible contributors to the natural synthesis of secondary metabolites. The bioactivity and biology of natural products were not given enough attention in the past, but a recent surge in interest seems to indicate that these microbial partners should be taken seriously due to the possibility that they produce bioactive compounds in amounts that are on par with or greater than those of their host plants. From alkaloids and terpenoids to flavonoids and phenolics, the endophyte metabolites display exceptional and diverse biological activities and limitless potential for use in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial functions. The core idea of this chapter stresses the important concept of endophytes as ubiquitous regulators of host metabolism and biochemistry, activating clusters of biosynthetic genes to cospeciate advanced mechanisms of chemical defense. This chapter presents the dynamic nature of plant–endophyte crosstalk, ecological and evolutionary selective pressures generating diversity of metabolites, new methods of exploration like metagenomics, metabolomics, and synthetic biology, and together these advances represent enormous potential toward opening microbial treasure troves. In this chapter, it is illustrated that endophytes and their metabolites are offering unique new advances and potential for growth. Therefore, endophytes and their metabolites can be viewed as progressive biofactories and potential game-changers for the future of sustainable bioprospecting and green innovations.