Penisimplicissin
Application Notes
Penisimplicissin is a benzofuranone, related to vermistatin, originally isolated from Penicillium simplicissimum by Japanese ressearchers and published in 2005. Penisimplicissin is also produced by the extremophilic fungus, Penicillium rubrum. Penisimplicissin is a selective inhibitor of leukemia cell lines acting via inhibition of caspase-1 and is active against the canine coronavirus.
References
- New vermistatin derivatives isolated from Penicillium simplicissimum. Komai S-I. et al. Heterocycles 2005, 65, 2771.
- Caspase-1 inhibitors from an extremophilic fungus that target specific leukemia cell lines. Stierle A.A. et al. J. Nat. Prod. 2012, 75, 344.
- In vitro evaluation of antiviral activities of funicone-like compounds vermistatin and penisimplicissin against canine coronavirus infection. Cerracchio C. et al. Antibiotics 2023, 12, 1319.



