Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics
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Abstract

Pharmacological and Therapeutic Potential of Beauvericin: A Short Review

Shivani Sood, Tapan Kumar Mukherjee and Sardul Singh Sandhu

An entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria spp. has been known to have numerous pharmacological and therapeutic implications, especially, in terms of human health making it a suitable for ethnopharmacological use. Beauvericin is a cyclic hexadepsipeptide mycotoxin, a novel bio-metabolite derived from this fungus, exhibiting a very potent anticancer, cytotoxic activities, antiplatelet aggregation and antimicrobial activities. The current review discusses the therapeutic potential of beauvericin including pharmacological and biological activities which will certainly draw the attention of scientific community to improve the production of beauvericin for its use in medical fields.