VIOMELLEIN

Uses

Viomellein is a genotoxic mycotoxin which has gram-positive antibacterial and insecticidal activity.

References

[1] WILLIAM W. CARLTON  Robert M E  Michael E Stack. Hepatic alterations produced in mice by xanthomegnin and viomellein, metabolites of Penicillium viridicatum[J]. Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 1976, 38 2: Pages 455-459. DOI: 10.1016/0041-008x(76)90151-4
[2] AKIHIRO NINOMIYA. Rediscovery of viomellein as an antibacterial compound and identification of its biosynthetic gene cluster in dermatophytes.[J]. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2025: e0243124. DOI: 10.1128/aem.02431-24