| Omphalotus subilludens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Marasmiaceae |
| Genus: | Omphalotus |
| Species: | O. subilludens |
| Binomial name | |
| Omphalotus subilludens (Murrill) H.E. Bigelow 1982 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Clitocybe subilludens (Murrill) Murrill 1945[1] |
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Omphalotus subilludens is a fungus species in the genus Omphalotus.
Atromentin and thelephoric acid are chemical compounds found in cultures of C. subilludens.[2] Atromentin is an effective anticoagulant, and similar in biological activity to the well-known anticoagulant heparin.[3] 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.[4]
It also produces illudoids.[5]