Studies on production of secondary metabolites by fungi have received a substantial boost lately, particularly with reference to applications of their biological properties in human medicine. Funicones represent a series of related compounds for whic...
Funicone-like compounds are a homogeneous group of polyketides that, so far, have only been reported as fungal secondary metabolites. In particular, species in the genus Talaromyces seem to be the most typical producers of this group of secondary met...
Recent studies have demonstrated that 3-O-methylfunicone (OMF), a fungal secondary metabolite from Talaromyces pinophilus belonging to the class of funicone-like compounds, has antiviral activity against canine coronaviruses (CCoV), which causes ente...
22 January 2025
Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus is a notorious vector transmitting severe diseases such as Zika virus and West Nile virus to humans worldwide. Vermistatin is a type of funicon-like compound and was first isolated from Penicillin vermiculatum in the 19...