penicillium brasilianum penicillium brasilianum penicillium brasilianum is a fungus species of the genus of penicillium. penicillium brasilianum produces the compounds isoroquefortine c, griseofulvin, ergosterol peroxide, 3β-hydroxy-(22e,24r)-ergosta-5,8,22-trien-7-one, cerevisterol, (22e,24r)-6β-methoxyergosta-7,22-diene-3β,5α-diol. penicillium brasilianum scientific classification kingdom: fungi division: ascomycota class: eurotiomycetes order: eurotiales family: trichocomaceae genus: penicillium species: p. brasilianum binomial name penicillium brasilianumbat. type strain atcc 12072, cbs 253.55, frr 3466, qm 6947 synonyms penicillium paraherquei, penicillium ochrochloron var. paraherquei