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Bioprospecting of endophytes in medicinal plants of Thar Desert: An attractive resource for biopharmaceuticals

Authors

  • Garima Yadav Laboratory of Phytopathology and Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
  • Mukesh Meena Laboratory of Phytopathology and Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India

Keywords:

Abbriviations: ISM, Indian summer monsoon; DDW, Double distilled water; PDA, Potato dextrose agar; SCA, Starch casein agar; ITS, Internal transcribed spacer; CF, Colonization frequency; MIC, Minimum inhibitory concentration; EtOAc, Ethyl acetate

Abstract

Highlights • Endophytes act as chemical synthesizers of the secondary metabolites of the host plant. • Endophytic microflora has been isolated from a wide array of plants. • It can serve as a good alternative source for pharmaceutically important compounds. • The arid ecosystem of Thar Desert is a rich repository of ethnomedicinal plants. • Role of endophytes in the synthesis of bioactive molecules used to enhance production. Abbriviations: ISM, Indian summer monsoon; DDW, Double distilled water; PDA, Potato dextrose agar; SCA, Starch casein agar; ITS, Internal transcribed spacer; CF, Colonization frequency; MIC, Minimum inhibitory concentration; EtOAc, Ethyl acetate Keywords: Endophytes, Medicinal plants, Bioactive molecules, Vegetation, Endomicrobial diversity, Biopotential