The Chemistry and Pharmacology of Fungal Genus <i>Periconia</i>: A Review

• Main Authors: Azmi Azhari, Unang Supratman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Österreichische Apotheker-Verlagsgesellschaft m. b. H. 2021-07-01
• Series: Scientia Pharmaceutica
• Subjects: natural product diversity; <i>Periconia</i>; Periconiaceae; pharmacological activities
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-0532/89/3/34

<i>Periconia</i> is filamentous fungi belonging to the Periconiaceae family, and over the last 50 years, the genus has shown interest in natural product exploration for pharmacological purposes. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the different species of <i>Periconia</i> containing natural products such as terpenoids, polyketides, cytochalasan, macrosphelides, cyclopentenes, aromatic compounds, and carbohydrates carbasugar derivates. The isolated compound of this kind, which was reported in 1969, consisted of polyketide derivatives and their structures and was determined by chemical reaction and spectroscopic methods. After some years, 77 compounds isolated from endophytic fungus <i>Periconia</i> were associated with eight plant species, 28 compounds from sea hare <i>Aplysia kurodai,</i> and ten from endolichenic fungi <i>Parmelia</i> sp. The potent pharmacological agents from this genus are periconicin A, which acts as an antimicrobial, pericochlorosin B as an anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), peribysin D, and pericosine A as cytotoxic agents, and periconianone A as an anti-inflammatory agent. Furthermore, information about taxol and piperine from <i>Periconia</i> producing species was also provided. Therefore, this study supports discovering new drugs produced by the <i>Periconia</i> species and compares them for future drug development.