Sunil Deshmukh
Department of Natural Products, Piramal Enterprises Limited, Mumbai, India
Shilpa Verekar
Department of Natural Products, Piramal Enterprises Limited, Mumbai, India
Sarita Bhave
Department of Natural Products, Piramal Enterprises Limited, Mumbai, India
Keywords:
endophytic fungi, antibacterial compounds, natural products, drug resistance, medicinal plants
Abstract
Multidrug drug resistant bacteria are becoming increasingly problematic particularly in the under developed countries of the world. The most important microorganisms that have seen a geometric rise in numbers are Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium, Penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumonia and multiple drug resistant tubercule bacteria to name a just few. New drug scaffolds are essential to tackle this every increasing problem. These scaffolds can be sourced from nature itself. Endophytic fungi are an important reservoir of therapeutically active compounds. This review attempts to present some data relevant to the problem. New, very specific and effective antibiotics are needed but also at an affordable price! A Herculean task for researchers all over the world! In the Asian subcontinent indigenous therapeutics that has been practiced over the centuries such as Ayurveda have been effective as “handed down data” in family generations. May need a second, third and more “in-depth investigations?”
Keywords: endophytic fungi, antibacterial compounds, natural products, drug resistance, medicinal plants
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