''Penicillium islandicum'' 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 ''Penicillium'' () is a genus of ascomycetous fungi that is part of the mycobiome of many species and is of major importance in the natural environment, in food spoilage, and in food and drug production. Some members of the genus produce pe ...

'' which produces

luteoskyrin Luteoskyrin is a carcinogenic mycotoxin A mycotoxin (from the Greek μύκης , "fungus" and τοξίνη , "toxin") is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by organisms of kingdom Fungi and is capable of causing disease and death in both human ...

, simatoxin,

cyclochlorotine Cyclochlorotine (CC), also known as islanditoxin is a mycotoxin produced by the fungus '' Penicillium islandicum'' that causes liver damage and has carcinogenic properties. Japanese researchers confirmed that it was one of three strains of ''Penic ...

rugulosin Rugulosin is an anthraquinoid mycotoxin with the molecular formula C30H22O10 which is produced by ''Penicillium'' species. Rugulosin is hepatotoxic Hepatotoxicity (from ''hepatic toxicity'') implies chemical-driven liver damage. Drug-induced ...

islanditoxin Cyclochlorotine (CC), also known as islanditoxin is a mycotoxin produced by the fungus '' Penicillium islandicum'' that causes liver damage and has carcinogenic properties. Japanese researchers confirmed that it was one of three strains of ''Penic ...

and

chitosanase Chitosanase () is an enzyme with systematic name ''chitosan N-acetylglucosaminohydrolase''. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction : Endohydrolysis of beta-(1->4)-linkages between D-glucosamine residues in a partly acetylated chito ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q10622959 islandicum Fungi described in 1912

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