Description
Enniatinsareagroupofmycotoxinsproducedbyseveralfungalspecies.Theyarecyclichexadepsipeptidesstructurallyrelatedtobeauvericin.Theymaybefoundascontaminantsinfoodcommodities,particularlyincerealgrains.EnniatinsarefoundtohaveavarietyofBIOLOGicalactivitiesincludinginsecticidal,antifungal,antibioticandcytotoxicproperties.Theyhavebeenshowntoinduceapoptosisinseveralhumancancercelllinesandaregaininginterestaspotentialanticancerdrugs.
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