An Indole Dimer Antifungal Metabolite from a Rice Seed Endophyte Inhibits Ergosterol Biosynthesis in Fungal Pathogens
Santosh Kumar Jana, Supriya Bhunia, Dipanjan Ghosh, Debashmita Guha, Shrodha Mondal, Himadri Sekhar Sarkar, Samudra Gupta, Subhas Samanta, Prithidipa Sahoo, Sukhendu Mandal
This paper identifies SM06, an antifungal metabolite from a rice seed endophyte, which inhibits ergosterol biosynthesis in fungal pathogens and suppresses plant disease.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Apr 20, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology