Talarómyces funiculósus (formerly Penicillium funiculosum - funicular penicillus) is a species of fungi belonging to the genus Talaromyces of the Trichocomaceae family.
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Talaromyces funiculosus ( Thom ) Samson et al. , 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Usage
Wortmannin structure.
One of the toxic metabolites of P. funiculosum , wortmannin , is widely used in cell biology as a strong and specific inhibitor of cellular phosphoinositide-3-kinases .