Penicillium echinulatum

Penicillium echinulatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Penicillium
Species:	P. echinulatum
Binomial name
	Penicillium echinulatum; Raper & Thom ex Fassat., Acta Universitatis Carolinae Biologica 5-6 (1974 [publ. 1976]) page 326
Varieties
	Penicillium echinulatum var. discolor Frisvad ; Penicillium echinulatum var. echinulatum
Synonyms
	Penicillium cyclopium var. echinulatum Raper & Thom ; Penicillium palitans var. echinoconidium S. Abe (1956)

Penicillium echinulatum is a mold species in the genus Penicillium. It is a source of cellulase.^[2]

5-Hydroxymaltol and mycophenolic acid are substances that can be found in P. echinulatum.^[3]

References

^ "Penicillium echinulatum". www.cybertruffle.org.uk.
^ Martins, Leonardo F.; Kolling, Daniel; Camassola, Marli; Dillon, Aldo J.; Ramos, Luiz P. (March 2008). "Comparison of Penicillium echinulatum and Trichoderma reesei cellulases in relation to their activity against various cellulosic substrates". Bioresource Technology. 99 (5): 1417–24. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2007.01.060.
^ Anderson, H.A.; Bracewell, J.M.; Fraser, A.R.; Jones, D.; Robertson, G.W.; Russell, J.D. (December 1988). "5-Hydroxymaltol and mycophenolic acid, secondary metabolites from Penicillium echinulatum". Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 91 (4): 649–651. doi:10.1016/S0007-1536(88)80040-8.

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