Team:Wageningen UR/Secondary metabolites

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Secondary metabolites

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Natural products

Secondary metabolites are the products of metabolism not essential for normal growth, development or reproduction of an organism. They meet the secondary requirements of the producing organisms, empower them to survive interspecies competition, provide defensive mechanisms and facilitate reproductive processes. Well known sources of secondary metabolites are plants, bacteria, fungi and marine organisms such as sponges, tunicates, corals and snails.

Extensive applications

Well-known medical uses

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Exploiting the therapic potential from fungi

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Exploiting the therapic potential from fungi

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