Secondary metabolites (sometimes referred to as extrolites) are natural products synthesised by fungi, bacteria and plants. They are not directly required for the growth and development of the organism, but their function instead is to provide biological advantages for its survival and reproduction. For instance, the antibiotic penicillin is a secondary metabolite produced by the fungi Penicillium; Alexander Fleming famously identified the substance’s bactericidal effect when he discovered mould contaminating and killing Staphylococcus aureus on petri dishes he had been working on.

These low-weight molecules can display a vast range of biological activities, and often have beneficial applications in industries from pharmaceutics to agriculture. However, a sub-group of fungal secondary metabolites, called mycotoxins, can be very harmful to human and animal health.

Aspergillus species produce a large number of secondary metabolites. We attempt to list them all below and collect any published literature on the subject (see bottom of page).

Aspergillus Metabolites

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Bioactive Metabolites from Mangrove Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus sp. 16-5B.

Liu Y, Chen S, Liu Z, Lu Y, Xia G, Liu H, He L, She Z.

2015
Sydoxanthone C and acremolin B produced by deep-sea-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. SCSIO Ind09F01.

Tian Y1, Qin X2, Lin X3, Kaliyaperumal K3, Zhou X3, Liu J3, Ju Z3, Tu Z2, Liu Y3.

2015
Identification and biological evaluation of secondary metabolites from the endolichenic fungus Aspergillus versicolor.

Li XB1, Zhou YH, Zhu RX, Chang WQ, Yuan HQ, Gao W, Zhang LL, Zhao ZT, Lou HX.

2015
Protein kinase A signaling and calcium ions are major players in PAF mediated toxicity against Aspergillus niger.

Binder U1, Benčina M2, Fizil Á3, Batta G3, Chhillar AK4, Marx F5.

2015
Examining the evolution of the regulatory circuit controlling secondary metabolism and development in the fungal genus Aspergillus.

Lind AL1, Wisecaver JH2, Smith TD3, Feng X3, Calvo AM3, Rokas A4.

2015
Pyripyropenes, Novel ACAT Inhibitors Produced by Aspergillus fumigatus III. Structure Elucidation of Pyripyropenes E to L

Horishi Tomoda, Noriko Tabata, Da-Jun Yang, Hiroaki Takayanagi, Hiroyuki Nishida1 and Satoshi Omura*

1995
New Isocoumarin Derivatives and Meroterpenoids from the Marine Sponge-Associated Fungus Aspergillus similanensis sp nov KUFA 0013

Prompanya, C (Prompanya, Chadaporn)[ 1,2 ] ; Dethoup, T (Dethoup, Tida)[ 3 ] ; Bessa, LJ (Bessa, Lucinda J.)[ 1,2 ] ; Pinto, MMM (Pinto, Madalena M. M.)[ 2,4,5 ] ; Gales, L (Gales, Luis)[ 1,6 ] ; Costa, PM (Costa, Paulo M.)[ 1,2 ] ; Silva, AMS (Silva, Artur M. S.)[ 7,8 ] ; Kijjoa, A (Kijjoa, Anake)[ 1,2 ]

2015
A New Cyclic Hexapeptide and a New Isocoumarin Derivative from the Marine Sponge-Associated Fungus Aspergillus similanensis KUFA 0013

Chadaporn Prompanya 1,2, Carla Fernandes, Sara Cravo, Madalena M. M. Pinto, Tida Dethoup, Artur M. S. Silva 5 and Anake Kijjoa 1,2,*

2015
Enhanced diversity and aflatoxigenicity in interspecific hybrids of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus

Olarte RA1, Worthington CJ, Horn BW, Moore GG, Singh R, Monacell JT, Dorner JW, Stone EA, Xie DY, Carbone I.

2015
Anti-TMV activity of malformin A1, a cyclic penta-peptide produced by an endophytic fungus Aspergillus tubingensis FJBJ11.

Tan QW1,2, Gao FL3,4, Wang FR5, Chen QJ6,7.

2015

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