A. Citrinin is a toxin released by
a Penicillin mold.
Not exact matches
He determined that a compound produced by the
mold, which he called
penicillin, could kill pathogenic bacteria but not white blood cells or human tissue.
He called it
penicillin, from Penicillium notatum, the name of the
mold.
# 11,875: The price of a sample of the same
mold Alexander Fleming used to create
penicillin, sold at a recent auction.
Genetic material from poplar trees, which contain the pain - killing aspirin ingredient salicylic acid, and a plant
mold that makes the antibiotic
penicillin hint that he may have used natural medication to ease his ailments.
Closer examination of the
mold showed that it was producing a chemical —
penicillin — that killed the bacteria.
After all, you owe the
penicillin in your medicine cabinet to a
mold called Penicillium chrysogenum, part of the same genus as Penicillium roqueforti, the
mold you can thank for that delightful Roquefort cheese stinking up your fridge.
Just like there's a
mold that makes
penicillin, there's a
mold that makes a cholesterol medication.
It comes from a naturally occurring bacterium — similar to how
Penicillin comes from
mold.
Just as
penicillin is derived from bread
mold, you are not getting a dose of
mold when you get
penicillin.