''Penicillium velutinum'' 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 fungus in the genus ''
Penicillium'' which was isolated from soil in the United States.
It produces
verruculogen
Verruculogen is a mycotoxin produced by certain strains of ''aspergillus'' that belongs to a class of naturally occurring 2,5-diketopiperazines. It is an annulated analogue of cyclo(L-Trp-L-Pro) which belongs to the most abundant and structurall ...
,
verrucosidin
Verrucosidin is a toxic pyrone-type polyketide produced by ''Penicillium aurantiogriseum
''Penicillium aurantiogriseum'' is a plant pathogen infecting asparagus and strawberry. Chemical compounds isolated from ''Penicillium aurantiogriseum'' i ...
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verruculotoxin,
decalpenic acid,
dehydroaltenusin,
cyciooctasulfur,
atrovenetinone,
altenusin and
penitrem A
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References
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verruculosum
Fungi described in 1913