Iturin A

Names

[ Name ]:
Iturin A

Biological Activity

[Description]:

IturinA exhibits strong antifungal activity against pathogenic yeast and fungi. Iturin A interacts with the cytoplasmic membrane of the target cell forming ion conducting pores.

[Related Catalog]:

Signaling Pathways >> Anti-infection >> Fungal

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Storage condition ]:
-20°C

Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

Articles

Study of the antifungal activity of Acinetobacter baumannii LCH001 in vitro and identification of its antifungal components.

Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 76(2) , 459-66, (2007)

An Acinetobacter strain, given the code name LCH001 and having the potential to be an endophytic antagonist, has been isolated from healthy stems of the plant Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Presl, guided by...

Production of lipopeptides in Bacillus sp. CS93 isolated from Pozol.

FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 304(1) , 69-73, (2010)

Bacillus sp. strain CS93, which was previously isolated from Pozol, was previously shown to produce iturin A, bacilysin and chlorotetaine. To investigate the biosynthetic mechanism of chlorotetaine pr...

Quantification of the antifungal lipopeptide iturin A by high performance liquid chromatography coupled with aqueous two-phase extraction.

J. Chromatogr. B. Analyt. Technol. Biomed. Life Sci. 879(26) , 2746-50, (2011)

Iturin A, a powerful antifungal surfactant, is a kind of bacterial lipopeptide produced by Bacillus strains. This study addresses the use of an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) using ethanol/ammonium s...

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