Mycosubtilin is a natural lipopeptide with antifungal and hemolytic activities and isolated from Bacillus species.

[1] It belongs to the family of iturin lipopeptides[2] Mycosubtilin is a heptapeptide, cyclized in a ring with a β-amino fatty acid.

[4] Mycosubtilin has strong antifungal and hemolytic activities.

[5][6] It is active against fungi and yeasts such as Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Penicillium notatum, and Fusarium oxysporum.

[7][8][9] Its antibacterial activity is quite limited to bacteria such as Micrococcus luteus.