Penicillium pinophilum explained

Penicillium pinophilum is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium which was isolated from a radio set in Papua New Guinea.^{[1] [2]} Penicillium pinophilum produces 3-O-methylfunicone and mycophenolic acid^{[3] [4]}

Further reading

• 22803334. 2012. Pol. D. Purification and biochemical characterization of endoglucanase from Penicillium pinophilum MS 20. Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics. 49. 3. 189–94. Laxman. R. S.. Rao. M.
• 10.1080/10575630290013954. 12049222. Structure Elucidation of a Novel Funicone-Like Compound Produced by Penicillium pinophilum. Natural Product Letters. 16. 3. 207. 2002. De Stefano. Salvatore. Nicoletti. Rosario. Zambardino. Salvatore. Milone. Alfredo.
• 10.1016/j.scienta.2014.02.001. Penicillium pinophilum—A novel microorganism for nutrient management in pomegranate (Punica granatum L.). Scientia Horticulturae. 169. 111. 2014. Maity. Ashis. Pal. R.K.. Chandra. Ram. Singh. N.V..
• 10.1016/0008-6215(89)84131-X. The endo-(1→4)-β-d-glucanase system of Penicillium pinophilum cellulase: Isolation, purification, and characterization of five major endoglucanase components. Carbohydrate Research. 190. 2. 279. 1989. Bhat. K.Mahalingeshwara. McCrae. Sheila I.. Wood. Thomas M..
• 10.1016/j.procbio.2011.09.018. A novel thermoacidophilic family 10 xylanase from Penicillium pinophilum C1. Process Biochemistry. 46. 12. 2341. 2011. Cai. Hongying. Shi. Pengjun. Bai. Yingguo. Huang. Huoqing. Yuan. Tiezheng. Yang. Peilong. Luo. Huiying. Meng. Kun. Yao. Bin.
• 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.01.077. 22365387. Biodegradation of bensulphuron-methyl by a novel Penicillium pinophilum strain, BP-H-02. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 213-214. 216–21. 2012. Peng. Xingxing. Huang. Jingfei. Liu. Chenglan. Xiang. Zhun. Zhou. Jingyun. Zhong. Guohua.
• 10.1002/app.2245. Thermally treated low density polyethylene biodegradation by Penicillium pinophilum and Aspergillus niger. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 83. 2. 305. 2002. Volke-Sep-Lveda. T.. Saucedo-Casta-Eda. G.. Guti-Rrez-Rojas. M.. Manzur. A.. Favela-Torres. E..
• 10.1038/ja.2011.91. 22008698. Enhancement of metabolites productivity of Penicillium pinophilum FKI-5653, by co-culture with Trichoderma harzianum FKI-5655. The Journal of Antibiotics. 64. 12. 769. 2011. Nonaka. Kenichi. Abe. Tadahide. Iwatsuki. Masato. Mori. Mihoko. Yamamoto. Tsuyoshi. Shiomi. Kazuro. Ômura. Satoshi. Masuma. Rokuro. free.
• Book: Dominic W.S. Wong . Food Enzymes: Structure and Mechanism . Springer Science & Business Media . 2013 . 1475723490.
• Book: Q. Ashton Acto . Issues in Biotechnology and Medical Technology Research and Application: 2011 Edition . ScholarlyEditions . 2012 . 1464964645.
• Book: John F. Peberdy . Penicillium and Acremonium . Springer Science & Business Media . 2013 . 1489919864.
• Book: John I. Pitt, Ailsa D. Hocking . Fungi and Food Spoilage . Springer Science & Business Media . 2009 . 0387922075.

Notes and References

1. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/128442 UniProt
2. [Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen]
3. 21951283. 2011. Buommino. E. 3-O-methylfunicone, from Penicillium pinophilum, is a selective inhibitor of breast cancer stem cells. Cell Proliferation. 44. 5. 401–9. Tirino. V. De Filippis. A. Silvestri. F. Nicoletti. R. Ciavatta. M. L.. Pirozzi. G. Tufano. M. A.. 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2011.00766.x. 6495666.
4. 10.1109/ENBENG.2012.6331348. Study on production of mycophenolic acid by Penicillium pinophilum using response surface metodology. 2012 IEEE 2nd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering (ENBENG). 1. 2012. Ramos-Ponce. L. M.. Contreras-Esquivel. J. C.. Saenz. Julio Montanez. Lara-Cisneros. G.. Garza-Garcia. Y.. 978-1-4673-4526-2.