helvolic acid

== English == === Etymology === Coined by Chain et al. in 1944, in reference to the mold Aspergillus fumigatus, mut. helvola Yuill. The epithet helvola is a feminine diminutive of Latin helvus (“honey-yellow”). By surface analysis, Latin helvus +‎ -ole +‎ -ic. === Noun === helvolic acid (uncountable) (organic chemistry) An antibiotic chemical compound found in Aspergillus. === References ===