Editing Slime mold (section)

=== Biochemicals ===

Slime molds have been studied for their production of unusual organic compounds, including [[pigment]]s, [[antibiotic]]s, and [[anti-cancer drug]]s.<ref name="Keller Everhart 2010"/> Pigments include [[naphthoquinone]]s, physarochrome A, and compounds of tetramic acid. [[Bisindolylmaleimide]]s produced by ''Arcyria denudata'' include some [[Phosphorescence|phosphorescent]] compounds.<ref name="Steglich 1989">{{cite journal |last=Steglich |first=W. |title=Slime moulds (Myxomycetes) as a source of new biologically active metabolites |journal=Pure and Applied Chemistry |publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH |volume=61 |issue=3 |date=1 January 1989 |issn=1365-3075 |doi=10.1351/pac198961030281 |pages=281–288|s2cid=53663356 |doi-access=free }}</ref> The sporophores (fruiting bodies) of ''Arcyria denudata'' are colored red by arcyriaflavins A–C, which contain an unusual indolo[2,3-''a''][[carbazole]] [[alkaloid]] ring.<ref name="Dembitsky Řezanka Spížek Hanuš 2005">{{cite journal |last1=Dembitsky |first1=Valery M. |last2=Řezanka |first2=Tomáš |last3=Spížek |first3=Jaroslav |last4=Hanuš |first4=Lumír O. |title=Secondary metabolites of slime molds (myxomycetes) |journal=Phytochemistry |publisher=Elsevier BV |volume=66 |issue=7 |year=2005 |issn=0031-9422 |doi=10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.02.017 |pages=747–769|pmid=15797602 |bibcode=2005PChem..66..747D }}</ref> By 2022, more than 100 pigments had been isolated from slime molds, mostly from sporophores. It has been suggested that the many yellow-to-red pigments might be useful in [[cosmetics]].<ref name="Stoyneva-Gärtner Uzunov Androv Ivanov 2022">{{cite journal |last1=Stoyneva-Gärtner |first1=Maya |last2=Uzunov |first2=Blagoy |last3=Androv |first3=Miroslav |last4=Ivanov |first4=Kristian |last5=Gärtner |first5=Georg |title=Potential of Slime Molds as a Novel Source for the Cosmetics Industry |journal=Cosmetics |publisher=MDPI AG |volume=10 |issue=1 |date=21 December 2022 |issn=2079-9284 |doi=10.3390/cosmetics10010003 |page=3 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Some 42% of patients with [[seasonal allergic rhinitis]] reacted to myxogastrian spores, so the spores may contribute significantly as airborne [[allergen]]s.<ref name="Lierl 2013">{{cite journal |last=Lierl |first=Michelle B. |title=Myxomycete (slime mold) spores: unrecognized aeroallergens? |journal=Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology |publisher=Elsevier BV |volume=111 |issue=6 |year=2013 |issn=1081-1206 |doi=10.1016/j.anai.2013.08.007 |pages=537–541.e2|pmid=24267365 }}</ref>