Cytotoxic Activities and Molecular Mechanisms of the Beauvericin and Beauvericin G1 Microbial Products against Melanoma Cells [PDF]
Molecules, 2020 Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer and remains highly drug-resistant. Therefore, the discovery of novel effective agents against melanoma is in high demand.
Haet Nim Lim +5 more
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Occurrence of Beauvericin in Corn from Croatia [PDF]
Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2002 The occurrence of beauvericin has been investigated in corn kernel (Zea mays L.) samples collected in 1996 (105 samples) and 1997 (104 samples) from 14 corn-producing counties of Croatia. Corn sample extracts were cleaned up by silica gel minicolumns and
Michele Solfrizzo +4 more
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The Natural Fungal Metabolite Beauvericin Exerts Anticancer Activity In Vivo: A Pre-Clinical Pilot Study [PDF]
Toxins, 2017 Recently, in vitro anti-cancer properties of beauvericin, a fungal metabolite were shown in various cancer cell lines. In this study, we assessed the specificity of this effect by comparing beauvericin cytotoxicity in malignant versus non-malignant cells.
Daniela Heilos +11 more
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Divergence of Beauvericin Synthase Gene among Fusarium and Trichoderma Species
Journal of Fungi, 2020 Beauvericin (BEA) is a cyclodepsipeptide mycotoxin, showing insecticidal, antibiotic and antimicrobial activities, as well as inducing apoptosis of cancer cell lines.
Monika Urbaniak +4 more
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Beauvericin ameliorates experimental colitis by inhibiting activated T cells via downregulation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Crohn's disease is a common, chronic inflammatory bowel condition characterized by remission and relapse. Accumulating evidence indicates that activated T cells play an important role in this disease.
Xue-Feng Wu +8 more
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Beauvericin K, a New Antifungal Beauvericin Analogue from a Marine-derived sp [PDF]
Natural Product Communications, 2016 Chemical investigation of a Chinese collection of a marine-derived fungus, Fusarium sp., led to the characterization of beauvericin K, a new analogue of beauvericin.
Xiuli Xu +5 more
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Beauvericin: The beauty and the beast
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2020 Beauvericin (BEA) is a natural bioactive compound, with a dual nature. On the one hand, the peculiar characteristics of its molecule confer to BEA interesting properties, such as antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antiparasitic, insecticidal and anticarcinogenic activities. On the other hand, it is a natural contaminant of food and feed commodities,
Francesca Caloni +3 more
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Effects of beauvericin on Schizaphis graminum (Aphididae)
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2002 The effects of beauvericin, a toxic fungal metabolite common contaminant of maize and wheat, on aphid fitness were studied in three consecutive generations of females. Aphids were reared on wheat leaves inserted into a sandy substratum wetted with a solution of beauvericin.
Ganassi S +4 more
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EFSA JournalThe European Commission (EC) asked EFSA to assess the genotoxicity of beauvericin (BEA). Relevant information, including that which has become available since the 2014 Scientific Opinion on the risks to human and animal health related to the presence of ...
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) +22 more
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Fumonisin B1 and beauvericin accumulation in wheat kernels after seed-borne infection with Fusarium proliferatum [PDF]
Agricultural and Food Science, 2016 Fusarium proliferatum is a fungal pathogen causing ear rot of maize. The fungus infects a range of other plants but the economic impact of these diseases has not been established. Recently, F.
Zhiqing Guo +4 more
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