%0 Journal Article
%T Beauvericin, a Bioactive Compound Produced by Fungi: A Short Review
%A Qinggui Wang
%A Lijian Xu
%J Molecules
%D 2012
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/molecules17032367
%X Beauvericin is a cyclic hexadepsipeptide mycotoxin, which has insecticidal, antimicrobial, antiviral and cytotoxic activities. It is a potential agent for pesticides and medicines. This paper reviews the bioactivity, fermentation and biosynthesis of the fungal product beauvericin.
%K beauvericin
%K bioactive compound
%K antibiotic
%K mycotoxin
%K Fusarium spp
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/3/2367