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Marine-Derived Aspergillus Species as a Source of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites

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This report reviews biologically active secondary metabolites from marine-derived members of the fungal genus Aspergillus. Pharmacological activities and biological roles of the secondary metabolites from marine-derived Aspergillus spp. were addressed in respect of pharmaceutical potential.

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This study was supported by the Korea Research Foundation (grant nos. 20110013721 and 20090083538)

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    Yoon Mi Lee, Min Jeong Kim, Huayue Li & Jee H. Jung

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    Ping Zhang & Baoquan Bao

  3. Food Safety Research Division, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute, Busan, 619-705, Republic of Korea

    Ka Jeong Lee

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Lee, Y.M., Kim, M.J., Li, H. et al. Marine-Derived Aspergillus Species as a Source of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites. Mar Biotechnol 15, 499–519 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-013-9506-3

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