Beauvericin, a bioactive compound produced by fungi: a short review

Beauvericin is a cyclic hexadepsipeptide mycotoxin, which has insecticidal, antimicrobial, antiviral and cytotoxic activities. It is a potential agent for pesticides and medicines. This paper reviews the bioactivity, fermentation and biosynthesis of the fungal product beauvericin.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2012-02, Vol.17 (3), p.2367-2377
Hauptverfasser:	Wang, Qinggui, Xu, Lijian
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology antibiotic Antifungal Agents - pharmacology Antineoplastic Agents - pharmacology Antiviral Agents - pharmacology Beauveria - growth & development Beauveria - metabolism beauvericin bioactive compound Biosynthetic Pathways Culture Techniques Depsipeptides - biosynthesis Depsipeptides - pharmacology Fusarium spp Humans Insecticides - pharmacology mycotoxin Review
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Zusammenfassung:	Beauvericin is a cyclic hexadepsipeptide mycotoxin, which has insecticidal, antimicrobial, antiviral and cytotoxic activities. It is a potential agent for pesticides and medicines. This paper reviews the bioactivity, fermentation and biosynthesis of the fungal product beauvericin.
ISSN:	1420-3049 1420-3049
DOI:	10.3390/molecules17032367