title: Bioactive alkaloids produced by fungi. I. Updates on alkaloids from the species of the genera Boletus, Fusarium and psilocybe.
abstract: Fungi, in particular, are able in common with the higher plants and bacteria, to produce metabolites, including alkaloids. Alkaloids, along with other metabolites are the most important fungal metabolites from pharmaceutical and industrial point of view. Based on this observation, the authors of this review article have tried to provide an information on the alkaloids produced by the species of genera: Boletus, Fusarium and Psilocybef from 1981-2009. Thus the review would be helpful and provides valuable information for the researchers of the same field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. zamahmood@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Zafar Alam
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.forename: Syed Waseemuddin
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Iqbal
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Azhar
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sualeh
authors.forename: Mirza Tasawer
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Baig
authors.forename: Sms
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zoha
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000378:metabolism*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000378:metabolism*; D055391:Psilocybe / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids