Penicillium purpurogenum explained

Penicillium purpurogenum is a plant pathogen infecting strawberries. It produces rubratoxin B, a mycotoxin with anticarcinogenic properties, as well as monascus pigments.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of strawberry diseases

External links

• USDA ARS Fungal Database

Notes and References

1. Natori . Shinsaku . Sakaki . Setsuko . Kurata . Hiroshi . Udagawa . Shun-Ichi . Ichinoe . Masakatsu . Saito . Mamoru . Umeda . Makoto . Ohtsubo . Kohichiro . April 1970 . Production of Rubratoxin B by Penicillium purpurogenum Stoll . Applied Microbiology . en . 19 . 4 . 613–617 . 10.1128/am.19.4.613-617.1970 . 0003-6919 . 376749 . 5418943.
2. Jin . Hong-Jie . Zhang . Xin . Cao . Hong . Niu . Yu-Jing . Li . Chun . Liu . Hong . December 2018 . Chemical Composition, Security and Bioactivity of the Red Pigment from Penicillium purpurogenum Li-3 . Chemistry & Biodiversity . en . 15 . 12 . e1800300 . 10.1002/cbdv.201800300. 30230698 . 52294615 .