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ArticleWorld journal of microbiology & biotechnology2024

Withanolides production by the endophytic fungus Penicillium oxalicum associated with Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal.

Anu Gupta, M Vasundhara

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Article in World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Acetylcholinesterase inhibiting withanolides from Curvularia pseudobrachyspora, an endophytic fungus of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2026
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Anu GuptaDepartment of Biotechnology, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India.
M VasundharaDepartment of Biotechnology, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, India. mvasundhara@thapar.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7302-4869

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Abstract

Withanolides are steroidal lactones with diverse bioactive potential and their production from plant sources varies with genotype, age, culture conditions, and geographical region. Endophytic fungi serve as an alternative source to produce withanolides, like their host plant, Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal. The present study aimed to isolate endophytic fungi capable of producing withanolides, characterization and investigation of biological activities of these molecules. The methanolic fungal crude extract of one of the fungal isolates WSE16 showed maximum withanolide production (219 mg/L). The fungal isolate WSE16 was identified as Penicillium oxalicum based on its morphological and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence analysis and submitted in NCBI (accession number OR888725). The methanolic crude extract of P. oxalicum was further purified by column chromatography, and collected fractions were assessed for the presence of withanolides. Fractions F3 and F4 showed a higher content of withanolides (51.8 and 59.1 mg/L, respectively) than other fractions. Fractions F3 and F4 exhibited antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus with an IC

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EndophytesPenicilliumWithaniaWithanolidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntioxidantsCholinesterase InhibitorsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPhylogenyAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntioxidantsCholinesterase InhibitorsWithanolidesAcetylcholinesterase inhibitory activityAntibacterial activityAntioxidant activityEndophytic fungiWithania somniferaWithanolides

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