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Fungi as a source of natural coumarins production

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Natural coumarins and derivatives are compounds that occur naturally in several organisms (plant, bacteria, and fungi) consisting of fused benzene and α-pyrone rings. These compounds show high technological potential applications in agrochemical, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics industries. Therefore, the need for bulk production of coumarins and the advancement of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries led to the development of synthetic coumarin. However, biotransformation process, synthetic bioengineering, metabolic engineering, and bioinformatics have proven effective in the production of natural products. Today, these biological systems are recognized as green chemistry innovation and business strategy. This review article aims to report the potential of fungi for synthesis of coumarin. These microorganisms are described as a source of natural products capable of synthesizing many bioactive metabolites. The features, classification, properties, and industrial applications of natural coumarins as well as new molecules obtained by basidiomycetes and ascomycetes fungi are reported in order to explore a topic not yet discussed in the scientific literature.

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The authors are thankful to the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) for financial support. The authors D. Oliveira and L.B.B. Tavares are fellowship holders of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

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Tania Maria Costa declares that she has no conflict of interest.

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Costa, T.M., Tavares, L.B.B. & de Oliveira, D. Fungi as a source of natural coumarins production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 100, 6571–6584 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-016-7660-z

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