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

  • Molecules. 2012 Feb 24;17(3):2367-77. doi: 10.3390/molecules17032367.
Qinggui Wang  1 ,  Lijian Xu
Affiliations
  • 1. College of Agricultural Resource and Environment, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China.
PMID: 22367030 DOI: 10.3390/molecules17032367
Abstract

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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