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The Biosynthesis Pathway of Swainsonine, a New Anticancer Drug from Three Endophytic Fungi  

Ren, Zhenhui (College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University)
Song, Runjie (College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University)
Wang, Shuai (College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University)
Quan, Haiyun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University)
Yang, Lin (College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University)
Sun, Lu (College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University)
Zhao, Baoyu (College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University)
Lu, Hao (College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University)
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Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology / v.27, no.11, 2017 , pp. 1897-1906 More about this Journal
Abstract
Swainsonine (SW) is the principal toxic ingredient of locoweed plants that causes locoism characterized by a disorder of the nervous system. It has also received widespread attention in the medical field for its beneficial anticancer and antitumor activities. Endophytic fungi, Alternaria sect. Undifilum oxytropis isolated from locoweeds, the plant pathogen Slafractonia leguminicola, and the insect pathogen Metarhizium anisopliae, produce swainsonine. Acquired SW by biofermentation has a certain foreground and research value. This paper mainly summarizes the local and foreign literature published thus far on the swainsonine biosynthesis pathway, and speculates on the possible regulatory enzymes involved in the synthesis pathway within these three fungi in order to provide a new reference for research on swainsonine biosynthesis by endophytic fungi.
Keywords
Swainsonine; biosynthesis; Alternaria oxytropis; Slafractonia leguminicola; Metarhizium anisopliae;
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