RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Strobel, Gary A. A1 Miller, R. Vincent A1 Martinez-Miller, Concepcion A1 Condron, Margaret M. A1 Teplow, David B. A1 Hess, W. M.YR 1999 T1 Cryptocandin, a potent antimycotic from the endophytic fungus Cryptosporiopsis cf. quercina JF Microbiology, VO 145 IS 8 SP 1919 OP 1926 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/13500872-145-8-1919 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2080, AB A unique lipopeptide antimycotic, termed cryptocandin, is described from Cryptosporiopsis cf. quercina, an endophytic fungus. Cryptocandin, with a molecular mass of 1079 Da, contains equimolar amounts of 3,4-dihydroxyhomotyrosine, 4-hydroxyproline, threonine, glutamine, 3-hydroxy-4-hydroxymethylproline, 4,5-dihydroxyornithine and palmitic acid. Cryptocandin is chemically related to well-known antimycotics, the echinocandins and pneumocandins, which are produced by such fungi as Zalerion arboricola, Pezicula spp. and Aspergillus spp. Cryptocandin has minimal inhibitory concentration values of 0-03-0-07 μg ml-1 against isolates of Candida albicans, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Trichophyton rubrum. Cryptocandin is also active against a number of plant-pathogenic fungi including Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Botrytis cinerea. , UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/13500872-145-8-1919