Bioactive fungicidal compounds for crop disease management

Overview

Ambiento Biotec has developed and purified a series of bioactive compounds demonstrating strong fungicidal activity against a broad spectrum of phytopathogenic fungi. These pathogens include Fusarium, Sclerotinia, Botrytis, Rhizoctonia, Phakopsora, and Paracercospora fijiensis (the causative agent of Black Sigatoka in bananas), which are responsible for significant crop losses across agriculture worldwide.

The lead active molecule is a copper organometallic compound produced through bacterial fermentation. The team is now transitioning toward chemistry-driven synthesis to enable scalable, consistent production of the active ingredient.

Technical specifications

Key features:

• Multiple purified bioactive compounds with confirmed fungicidal activity
• Broad-spectrum efficacy against economically important fungal pathogens
• Lead molecule is a copper organometallic compound produced by bacterial cultivation
• Active ingredients isolated and purified from bacterial culture supernatants
• Ongoing development of chemical synthesis routes to complement biological production

Technology readiness level

The technology is at an early-to-mid stage of development. Bioactive molecules have been successfully produced through bacterial cultivation and purified from culture supernatants. Current efforts are focused on developing chemistry-driven synthesis pathways to enable reliable, scalable manufacturing. Further validation, formulation optimization, and field testing are needed to advance toward commercial readiness.