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BIOACTIVE METABOLITES OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI Beauveria bassiana

Jiří Patočka

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Beauveria bassiana is a fungus which causes disease in insects.Currently it is used as an insecticide to control pest populations.Fungi are known to produce a vast array of secondary metabolites that are important for biotechnological applications.Furthemore, B. bassiana is an interesting source of biologically active molecules.There are alkaloids with the structure of 2-pyridone, dibenzoquinone pigments and different cyclodepsipeptides.Cyclodepsipeptides from B. bassiana are interesting for their neuroprotective properties.Interest of psychopharmacology is focused on the group of beauveriolides.Plant B. bassiana becomes a candidate for the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

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Beauveria bassiana is a fungus which causes disease in insects.Currently it is used as an insecticide to control pest populations.Fungi are known to produce a vast array of secondary metabolites that are important for biotechnological applications.Furthemore, B. bassiana is an interesting source of biologically active molecules.There are alkaloids with the structure of 2-pyridone, dibenzoquinone pigments and different cyclodepsipeptides.Cyclodepsipeptides from B. bassiana are interesting for their neuroprotective properties.Interest of psychopharmacology is focused on the group of beauveriolides.Plant B. bassiana becomes a candidate for the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

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Beauveria bassiana is a fungus which causes disease in insects.Currently it is used as an insecticide to control pest populations.Fungi are known to produce a vast array of secondary metabolites that are important for biotechnological applications.Furthemore, B. bassiana is an interesting source of biologically active molecules.There are alkaloids with the structure of 2-pyridone, dibenzoquinone pigments and different cyclodepsipeptides.Cyclodepsipeptides from B. bassiana are interesting for their neuroprotective properties.Interest of psychopharmacology is focused on the group of beauveriolides.Plant B. bassiana becomes a candidate for the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

Key concepts: Beauveria bassiana, Entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria, Biology, Bassiana, Microbiology, Biological pest control, Botany

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