Aspergillus terreus
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Aspergillus terreus
| Aspergillus parasiticus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. terreus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus terreus Thom (1918)[1] |
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Aspergillus terreus is a fungus (mold) commonly used in industry to produce important organic acids, such as itaconic acid and cis-aconitic acid. It was also the initial source for the drug mevinolin (lovastatin), a drug for lowering serum cholesterol. A. terreus may cause opportunistic infection in people with deficient immune systems. It is refractory to amphotericin B therapy.[2][dead link]
A. terreus also produces aspterric acid and 6-hydroxymellein, inhibitors of pollen development in Arabidopsis thaliana.[3]
References
- ^ Thom C, Church MB. (1918). "Aspergillus fumigatus, A. nidulans, A. terreus n. sp. and their allies". American Journal of Botany 5 (2): 84–104.
- ^ http://www.doctorfungus.org/thefungi/aspergillus_terreus.htm
- ^ Aspterric acid and 6-hydroxymellein, inhibitors of pollen development in Arabidopsis thaliana, produced by Aspergillus terreus. Shimada A, Kusano M, Takeuchi S, Fujioka S, Inokuchi T and Kimura Y, Z Naturforsch C., 2002 May-Jun, 57(5-6), pages 459-464, PubMed
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