A chemical compound called alternariol, extracted from a fungus found inside pomegranates, was shown in laboratory tests to inhibit the growth of both regular and antibiotic-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, with stronger effects on the resistant strain.

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New Meroterpenoid Derivatives from the Pomegranate-Derived Endophytic Fungus Talaromyces purpureogenus

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2023 Nov 18

Scientists found a natural compound from a fungus growing on pomegranates that can kill a dangerous, drug-resistant staph infection in the lab — exactly what the claim says.

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New Meroterpenoid Derivatives from the Pomegranate-Derived Endophytic Fungus Talaromyces purpureogenus

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DOI: 10.3390/molecules28227650

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Six chemical compounds were tested from a fungus called Talaromyces purpureogenus. Only one of them, called compound 5, was able to inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis at a concentration of 100 micromoles per liter. The other five compounds had no measurable effect.

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