Austrocortilutein is an
organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. The ...
that also serves as an antibacterial metabolite found in the ''
Dermocybe splendida
The fungi of the ''Dermocybe'' group, commonly known as skin-heads, form a group within the huge genus ''Cortinarius''. They are generally considered to be a subgenus though some authorities consider them to form a genus in their own right.
Th ...
'' mushroom.
Notes
Antimicrobials
Natural phenols
Trihydroxyanthraquinones
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