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SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
Volume 109, Issue -, Pages 146-153Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.12.021
Keywords
Cananga odorata; Terminalia catappa; Terminalia mantaly; Endophytic fungi; Phylogeny; Enzymatic screening
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- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [AGL2011-22783]
- University of Salamanca
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Cananga odorata (Annonaceae), Terminalia catappa and Terminalia mantaly (Combretaceae) aremedicinal plants used in Cameroon to treat several diseases. In this study endophytic fungi associated with these plants were isolated and identified, and their enzymatic activities were determined. For this purpose, endophytes isolated from samples of leaves, stems, bark, roots, and flowers of each species were classified according to culture morphology and nucleotide sequences of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of ribosomal genes. With this technique, the isolates were classified into 21 genera of ascomycetes. The fungal collection was further characterized on the basis of amylase, cellulose, lipase, and laccase enzymatic activity. Isolates positive for all or some of these activities were detected. The results indicate that these medicinal plants contain a high diversity of endophytic fungi, and could be a repository of valuable bioactive chemicals. In addition, this study showed that these fungi could be useful for the production of enzymes of industrial importance. (C) 2016 SAAB. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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