Oosporein Explained

Oosporein is a toxic, bronze colored dibenzoquinone with the molecular formula C₁₄H₁₀O₈.^[1] Oosporein was first extracted from various molds and has antibiotic,^[2] antiviral, cytotoxic, antifungal, and Insecticide properties.^{[1] [3]}

Further reading

• Mc Namara . Louise . Dolan . Stephen K. . Walsh . John M.D. . Stephens . John C. . Glare . Travis R. . Kavanagh . Kevin . Griffin . Christine T. . Oosporein, an abundant metabolite in Beauveria caledonica, with a feedback induction mechanism and a role in insect virulence . Fungal Biology . August 2019 . 123 . 8 . 601–610 . 10.1016/j.funbio.2019.01.004. 31345414 . 92167627 .
• Kögl . F. . van Wessem . G. C. . Untersuchungen über Pilzfarbstoffe XIV : Über Oosporein, den Farbstoff von Oospora colorans van Beyma . Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas . 1944 . 63 . 1 . 5–12 . 10.1002/recl.19440630102.
• Ross . P. Frank . Osheim . David L. . Rottinghaus . George E. . Mass Spectral Confirmation of Oosporein in Poultry Rations . Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation . July 1989 . 1 . 3 . 271–272 . 10.1177/104063878900100317. 2488354 . free .
• Book: Canadian Journal of Biochemistry . National Research Council of Canada . 562 . en.
• Book: Smith . DUPLICATE . Henderson . Rachel . Mycotoxins and Animal Foods . 23 July 1991 . CRC Press . 978-0-8493-4904-1 . 586 . en.

Notes and References

1. Feng . Peng . Shang . Yanfang . Cen . Kai . Wang . Chengshu . Fungal biosynthesis of the bibenzoquinone oosporein to evade insect immunity . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 8 September 2015 . 112 . 36 . 11365–11370 . 10.1073/pnas.1503200112. 26305932 . 4568701 . free .
2. Book: Handbook of Applied Mycology: Volume 2: Humans, Animals and Insects . 25 July 1991 . CRC Press . 978-0-8247-8435-5 . 626 . en.
3. Ramesha . Alurappa . Venkataramana . M. . Nirmaladevi . Dhamodaran . Gupta . Vijai K. . Chandranayaka . S. . Srinivas . Chowdappa . Cytotoxic effects of oosporein isolated from endophytic fungus Cochliobolus kusanoi . Frontiers in Microbiology . 1 September 2015 . 6 . 870 . 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00870. 26388840 . 4556033. free .