Bikaverin  (Synonyms: Lycopersin)

Bikaverin (Lycopersin) is a reddish pigment produced by different fungal species. Bikaverin shows antibiotic properties against certain protozoa and fungi^[1].

Chemically, Bikaverin (Lycopersin) is a polyketide with a tetracyclic benzoxanthone structure, resulting from the activity of a specific class I multifunctional polyketide synthase and subsequent group modifications introduced by a monooxygenase and an O-methyltransferase^[1].
Bikaverin is a reddish polyketide pigment produced by Gibberella fujikuroi in addition to large amounts of gibberellins^[2].

MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

382.32

C₂₀H₁₄O₈

33390-21-5

Solid

Brown to reddish brown

O=C1C(OC)=CC(C2=C(O)C(C3=O)=C(OC4=C3C(C)=CC(OC)=C4)C(O)=C21)=O

Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.

• [1]. Limón MC, et al. Bikaverin production and applications. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2010;87(1):21-29.  [Content Brief]

  [2]. Lale GJ, Gadre RV. Production of bikaverin by a Fusarium fujikuroi mutant in submerged cultures. AMB Express. 2016;6(1):34.  [Content Brief]