Enniatin Explained

Enniatins are a class of organic chemical compounds found in Fusarium fungi. They appear in nature as mixtures of cyclic depsipeptides. The main variants are enniatin A, A1, B and B1 together with minor amounts of enniatin C, D, E and F.

The enniatins act as ionophores that bind ammonium,^[1] and they have been proposed as replacements for nonactin in specific ammonium-based electrodes.

Enniatins have been also mentioned as potential anti-AIDS drugs.

See also

• Beauvericin
• Fusafungine

Notes and References

1. Ovchinnikov, Yu. A. . Ivanov, V. T. . Evstratov, A. V. . Mikhaleva, I. I. . Bystrov, V. F. . Portnova, S. L. . Balashova, T. A. . Meshcheryakova, E. N. . Tul'chinskii, V. M. . Enniatin ionophores. Conformation and ion binding properties . International Journal of Peptide and Protein Research . 1974 . 6 . 6 . 465–498. 10.1111/j.1399-3011.1974.tb02407.x . 4455641 .