Open AccessCharacterization and antitumor activity of camptothecin from endophytic fungus <i>Fusarium solani</i> isolated from <i>Camptotheca acuminate</i>
Author(s) -
Xueqin Ran,
Gen Zhang,
Sheng Li,
Jiafu Wang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v17i2.34
Subject(s) - camptothecin , plant use of endophytic fungi in defense , vero cell , fusarium solani , cytotoxicity , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , mtt assay , bioassay , fusarium , traditional medicine , apoptosis , in vitro , botany , biochemistry , medicine , genetics
Camptothecin (CPT) is a potent drug against cancers, originally from plants. The endophytic fungi could produce the secondary metabolite same as the host and is used as medicine.