NCIt definition : A cyclic hexadepsipeptide antibiotic and mycotoxin isolated from the fungus Beauveria
bassiana and various Fusarium fungal species. As a potassium-specific ionophore, beauvericin
A increases intracellular calcium concentrations and triggers DNA fragmentation and
apoptosis through a calcium dependent caspase 3-sensitive pathway. This agent has
been studied as a potential antineoplastic agent. (NCI04);