Flavipin Explained

Flavipin is a phototoxic, antibiotic and antifungal metabolite with the molecular formula C₉H₈O₅ which is produced by the fungi Aspergillus flavipes, Epicoccum nigrum and Epicoccum andropogonis.^{[1] [2] [3]} Flavipin is also a potent antioxidant.^[4]

Further reading

• Book: Korzybski . Tadeusz . Kowszyk-Gindifer . Zuzanna . Kurylowicz . Wlodzimierz . Antibiotics: Origin, Nature and Properties . 3 September 2013 . Elsevier . 978-1-4832-2304-9 . 1285 . en.
• Book: Abdel-Azeem . Ahmed M. . Industrially Important Fungi for Sustainable Development: Volume 2: Bioprospecting for Biomolecules . 2021 . Springer Nature . 978-3-030-85603-8 . 135 . en.
• Book: Lloyd . D. . Topics in Carbocyclic Chemistry: Volume One . 6 December 2012 . Springer Science & Business Media . 978-1-4684-8270-6 . 90 . en.
• Nitao . James . Meyer . Susan . Chitwood . David . Schmidt . Walter . Oliver . James . Isolation of flavipin, a fungus compound antagonistic to plant-parasitic nematodes . Nematology . 2002 . 4 . 1 . 55–63 . 10.1163/156854102760082203.

Notes and References

1. Book: Mücke . Wolfgang . Lemmen . Christa . Schimmelpilze: Vorkommen, Gesundheitsgefahren, Schutzmaßnahmen . 2004 . ecomed-Storck GmbH . 978-3-609-68001-9 . 30 . de.
2. Flavipin . Pubchem.ncbi.NLM.nih.gov . en.
3. Bamford . P.C. . Norris . G.L.F. . Ward . G. . Flavipin production by Epicoccum spp. . Transactions of the British Mycological Society . September 1961 . 44 . 3 . 354–356 . 10.1016/S0007-1536(61)80028-4.
4. Ye . Yonghao . Xiao . Yu . Ma . Liang . Li . Hongxia . Xie . Zhenglu . Wang . Minghua . Ma . Haitian . Tang . Huaiwu . Liu . Junyan . Flavipin in Chaetomium globosum CDW7, an endophytic fungus from Ginkgo biloba, contributes to antioxidant activity . Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology . August 2013 . 97 . 16 . 7131–7139 . 10.1007/s00253-013-5013-8. 23740314 . 1246044 .