title: Nontraditional microbial bioactive metabolites.
abstract: Microorganisms produce low-molar-mass secondary metabolites exhibiting different biological activities, which are used. e.g., in medicine as antimicrobial and antifungal agents, alkaloids and toxins. Some of these substances have highly diverse biological activities and unusual structures. They are produced by streptomycetes, fungi, and bacilli, but interesting products have also been obtained from microorganisms growing in extreme conditions. Several thousands of microbial products have so far been discovered and many other, which can be potentially useful and/or prospective for human use, can still be in the offing.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czechia. behal@biomed.cas.cz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bĕhal
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D006540:Herbicides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D015394:Molecular Structure; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006540:Herbicides; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D014118:Toxins, Biological