title: Beauvericin, a bioactive compound produced by fungi: a short review.
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.
authors.affiliation: College of Agricultural Resource and Environment, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China.
authors.forename: Qinggui
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lijian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D052982:Beauveria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D053898:Biosynthetic Pathways; D046508:Culture Techniques; D047630:Depsipeptides / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D047630:Depsipeptides; D007306:Insecticides; C004456:beauvericin