''Penicillium decumbens'' is an
anamorph
In mycology, the terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the life cycles of fungi in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota:
*Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a fruiting body.
*Anamorph: an ase ...
species of the genus of ''
Penicillium'' which occurs widespread in nature, mainly in
subtropical
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and
tropical
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in
the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
soil but it also occur in food.
[UniProt]
/ref> Analysis have shown that ''Penicillium decumbens'' has antibiotic activity ''Penicillium decumbens'' produces the cyclopentenone
2-Cyclopentenone is a ketone with chemical formula and CAS number 930-30-3. It is structurally similar to cyclopentanone, with the additional feature of α-β unsaturation in the ring system. 2-Cyclopentenone contains two functional groups, a k ...
cyclopenicillone
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See also
* List of Penicillium species
References
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decumbens
Fungi described in 1910
Fungus species