Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Marasmiaceae Rank Species | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Genus Omphalotus | |
Similar Omphalotus mexicanus, Panellus pusillus, Omphalotus olivascens, Omphalotus illudens, Omphalotus nidiformis | ||
Omphalotus subilludens is a fungus species in the genus Omphalotus. The type collection was found by Murrill on July 26, 1944 in Gainesville, Florida. It has also been recorded from Texas. [1]
Atromentin and thelephoric acid are chemical compounds found in cultures of C. subilludens. Atromentin is an effective anticoagulant, and similar in biological activity to the well-known anticoagulant heparin. Atromentin also possesses antibacterial activity, inhibiting the enzyme enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (essential for the biosynthesis of fatty acids) in the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae.
It also produces illudoids.
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