Introduction
Endophytic fungi are considered as novel sources for bioactive
compounds that have important applications in the fields of
agriculture and medicine. These fungi may possess the potential
to produce bioactive compounds, and this potential to
produce bioactive compounds is equal or similar to that of
their host.1–3 Studies have shown positive symbiosis between
endophytic fungi and their hosts. For example, the secondary
metabolites of endophytic fungi can facilitate the growth
of their host plants directly or indirectly and improve host
resistance to abiotic or biotic stresses.4 Substantial renewed
attention is now being paid to endophytic fungi, which have
inhibitory activity toward pathogenic fungi5 and play an indispensable
role in fungal biocontrol.6 Recently, an endophytic
fungal strain was isolated by Santiago et al.7 from the Cinnamomum
mollissimum plant. One bioactivity of a metabolite