Bassianin is a fungal metabolite that has been found in Beauveria.1,2 It inhibits Mg2+-, Ca2+-, and Na+/K+-ATPase activities in equine erythrocyte ghosts by 81, 58, and 23%, respectively, when used at a concentration of 200 μg/ml.1 Bassianin is cytotoxic to Sf9 and Sf21 insect cells with 50% cytotoxic concentration (CC50) values of 4.91 and 12.12 μM, respectively.2
1.Jeffs, L.B., and Khachatourians, G.G.Toxic properties of Beauveria pigments on erythrocyte membranesToxicon.35(8)1351-1356(1997)
2.Arboleda Valencia, J.W., Gaitán Bustamante, A.L., Jiménez, A.V., et al.Cytotoxic activity of fungal metabolites from the pathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana: An intraspecific evaluation of beauvericin productionCurr. Microbiol.63(3)306-312(2011)
