Describe some naturally occurring fungal compounds have medicinal properties

What will be an ideal response?


The initial source of the antibiotic penicillin was a soil fungus (Penicillium chrysogenum). Another soil fungus gave us cyclosporin, an immune suppressant used to prevent rejection of transplanted organs. Ergotamine, a compound used to relieve migraines, was first isolated from ergot (Claviceps purpurea), a club fungus that infects rye plants.

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