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. 2021 Dec 28;11(1):81. doi: 10.3390/plants11010081

Table 1.

Metabolites produced by fungi, especially fungal endophytes, which have shown a certain control of phytopathogens.

Metabolite(s) Producer Fungi Fungal Pathogen(s) Action 1 Conditions 2 Efficacy 3 Ref.
(12R)-12-Hydroxymonocerin Exserohilum sp. Fusarium oxysporum A IV 3% [104]
3-(5-Oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-yl) propanoic acid Aspergillus tubingensis Fusarium graminearum A IV 2-fold [105]
4-Methylmellein,
4-hydroxymellein,
6-hydroxymellein, tyrosol
Penicillium sp. Fusarium oxysporum A IV 35% [106]
4-Prenyloxyclavatol Nigrospora sphaerica Colletotrichum gloeosporioides A IV 63% [107]
5-Methylmellein Biscogniauxia mediterranea Phomopsis obscurans
Phomopsis viticola
A IV 5% [108]
5-(Undeca-3′,5′,7′-trien-1′-yl)
furan-2-ol
Emericella sp. Verticillium dahliae A IV 49% [109]
5-(Undeca-3′,5′,7′-trien-1′-yl)
furan-2-carbonate
12%
Bicolorin D Saccharicola bicolor Sclerotinia sclerotiorum A IV 13% [110]
IP-A 57%
Brefeldin A Cladosporium sp. Aspergillus niger A IV 8-fold [111]
Cercosporamide Cadophora orchidicola Fusarium oxysporum
Pestalotia diospyri
Botrytis cinerea
Sclerotium rolfsii
Penicillium digitatum
A IV - [112]
Cuminic acid Aspergillus spp. Phytophthora spp. A IV - [113]
Epirodin Epicoccum nigrum Brotrytis cinerea A IV, IP-A - [114]
Ergot alkaloids Claviceps purpurea - A - - [96]
Exserolide C Exserohilum sp. Fusarium oxysporum A IV 3% [104]
Ferric chloride,
potassium hydroxide, vanillin–sulfuric acid
Xylaria allantoidea - A IV - [103]
Geoxantethers A and B Fungus from Massarinaceae Microbotryum violaceum A IV 16% [115]
Griseofulvin Penicillium sp. Botrytis cinerea A IV - [95]
Guignardianone C Phyllosticta sp. Botrytis cinerea A IV 52% [96]
Hexadecanoic acid, 2,3-bis ((trimethylsilyl) oxy) propyl ester Trichoderma harzanium Sclerotinia sclerotiorum A IV 25% [116]
Leucinostatins A and B Purpureocillium lilacinum Phytophthora sp. A IV - [117]
Macrosporin Phoma sp. Fusarium graminearum A IV 10% [118]
Methyl dichloroasterrate Aspergillus capensis Botrytis cinerea
Monilinia fructicola
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Sclerotinia trifoliorum
A, ISR IV 17% [119]
Monocerin Drechslera sp. Botrytis cinerea
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
A IV, IP-A - [120]
Nigrosporamide A Nigrospora sphaerica Colletotrichum gloeosporioides A IV 10.83-fold [107]
Not identified Metarhizium anisopliae Fusarium graminearum
Fusarium oxysporum
A IV - [121]
Not identified Metarhizium anisopliae Fusarium graminearum A IP-F - [53]
Palmitic acid, stearic acid, octadecenoic acid Fusarium oxysporum - A, ISR, PGP IV - [82]
Penicillither Aspergillus capensis Botrytis cinerea
Monilinia fructicola
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Sclerotinia trifoliorum
A IV 5% [119]
Penochalasin K Penicillium chrysogenum, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides A IV 10-fold [122]
Rhizoctonia solani 2.66-fold
Pestalachlorides A, B and C Pestalotiopsis adusta Fusarium culmorum
Gibberella zeae
Verticillium aiboatrum
A IV - [123]
Pretrichodermamide A Trichoderma harzianum
Epiccocum nigrum
Ustilago maydis A IV 2-fold [124]
Pseudoanguillosporin A Pseudoanguillospora sp. Mycrobotryum violaceum A IV 40% [125]
Pyrenophorol Lophodermium nitens Cronartium ribicola A IP-G - [126]
Rosellichalasin Aspergillus capensis Botrytis cinerea
Monilinia fructicola
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Sclerotinia trifoliorum
A IV 32% [119]
Speciosin U Saccharicola sp. Cladosporium cladosporioides A IV - [127]
Sporothriolide Nodulisporium sp. Rhizoctonia solani
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
A IV 60% [128]
IP-G 79%
Trichodermin Trichoderma brevicompactum Rhizoctonia solani A IV 1.44-fold [129]
Fusarium solani 1.21-fold
Versicolorin B Aspergillus versicolor Colletotrichum musae A IV - [130]
Viriditoxin Byssochlamys spectabilis Fusarium spp. A IV; IP-G - [20]

1 Mechanism of action involved in the biocontrol: antibiosis (A); induced systemic resistance (ISR); plant growth promotion (PGP). 2 Conditions in which the antifungal bioactivity was obtained: in vitro (IV); in planta (or detached tissues) axenic conditions in laboratory (IP-A); in planta controlled conditions in greenhouse (IP-G); in planta uncontrolled conditions in the field (IP-F). 3 Efficacy: average percentage of efficacy of the biological compound in relation to the positive control (chemical fungicide) used in the corresponding study.