Effects of Blue Light on Hypocrellin A Production in Shiraia Mycelium Cultures.

Blue light is a crucial environmental cue for fungi. Hypocrellin A (HA) is a photoactive perylenequinone from Shiraia with strong antimicrobial and anticancer properties. In this study, effects of the illumination of blue-light-emitting diode (LED) at 470 nm on Shiraia sp.