Abstract
Amaryllidaceae family comprises many crops of high market potential for the food and pharmaceutical industries. Nowadays, the utilization of plants as a source of bioactive compounds requires the plant/endophytic microbiome interactions, which affect all aspects of crop’s quantity and quality. This review highlights the taxonomy, ecology, and bioactive chemicals synthesized by endophytic fungi isolated from plants of the Amaryllidaceae family with a focus on the detection of pharmaceutically valuable plant and fungi constituents. The fungal microbiome of Amaryllidaceae is species- and tissue-dependent, although dominating endophytes are ubiquitous and isolated worldwide from taxonomically different hosts. Root sections showed higher colonization as compared to bulbs and leaves through the adaptation of endophytic fungi to particular morphological and physiological conditions of the plant tissues. Fungal endophytes associated with Amaryllidaceae plants are a natural source of ecofriendly bioagents of unique activities, with special regard to those associated with Amarylloidae subfamily. The latter may be exploited as stimuli of alkaloids production in host tissues or can be used as a source of these compounds through in vitro synthesis. Endophytes also showed antagonistic potential against fungal, bacterial, and viral plant diseases and may find an application as alternatives to synthetic pesticides. Although Amaryllidaceae crops are cultivated worldwide and have great economic importance, the knowledge on their endophytic fungal communities and their biochemical potential has been neglected so far.
Highlights
Amaryllidaceae species have been utilized as vegetables, herbs, spices, and ornamentals in all continents since ancient times
The economic significance of Amaryllidaceae crops is substantiated by the all-year-round supply and a wide range of cultivars and landraces characterized by plant parts with different shapes and specific taste and flavor
This review aimed to analyze fungal endophyte communities associated with Amaryllidaceae crops, by: presenting the evidence of ubiquitous and/or species- and tissue-dependent fungal microbiome, reviewing the known chemical compounds synthesized by fungal endophytes, and emphasizing their possible vital effects on human proecological and prohealth activities
Summary
Amaryllidaceae species have been utilized as vegetables, herbs, spices, and ornamentals in all continents since ancient times. Many of them have shown widespread benefits in cuisine and healing of common diseases like atherosclerosis, diabetes, inflammation, hypertension, and cancer. These protective effects appear to be related to the presence of organosulfur compounds, predominantly allyl derivatives in Allioidae and alkaloids in the Amaryllidoidae subfamily [1]. The economic significance of Amaryllidaceae crops is substantiated by the all-year-round supply and a wide range of cultivars and landraces characterized by plant parts with different shapes and specific taste and flavor. Considering the wide distribution, unique chemical composition, and economic importance, we selected Amaryllidaceae crops to analyze their relationship with the microbiome colonizing the root and shoot tissues
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
