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Penazaphilones J–L, Three New Hydrophilic Azaphilone Pigments from Penicillium sclerotiorum cib-411 and Their Anti-Inflammatory Activity

Molecules, 2023
Penazaphilones J–L (1–3), three new hydrophilic azaphilone pigments, as well as six known compounds, were discovered from the filamentous fungus Penicillium sclerotiorum cib-411.
Xia Zhang, Yeye Hu, Tao Yang, Xueqing Qian, Weicheng Hu, Guoyou Li   +5 more
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Wood Coloration and Decay Capabilities of Mycoparasite Scytalidium ganodermophthorum

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Scytalidium ganodermophthorum (telomorph: Xylogone ganodermopthora) Kang, Sigler, Lee & Yun is a destructive fungal pathogen that produces a yellow pigment that is used in sustainable product development.
Ray C. Van Court, Leon Rogers, Seri C. Robinson, Gerald Presley   +3 more
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Characterization of an Endophytic Strain Talaromyces assiutensis, CPEF04 With Evaluation of Production Medium for Extracellular Red Pigments Having Antimicrobial and Anticancer Properties

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Considering the worldwide demand for colorants of natural origin, the utilization of ascomycete fungi as a prolific pigment producer unfolds a novel way to obtain these pigments for various applications, including food, cosmetic, and medical use.
Rahul Chandra Mishra, Rishu Kalra, Rahul Dilawari, Sunil Kumar Deshmukh, Colin J. Barrow, Mayurika Goel   +5 more
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Preliminary Examination of the Toxicity of Spalting Fungal Pigments: A Comparison between Extraction Methods

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Spalting fungal pigments have shown potential in technologies ranging from green energy generation to natural colorants. However, their unknown toxicity has been a barrier to industrial adoption.
Badria H. Almurshidi, R.C. Van Court, Sarath M. Vega Gutierrez, Stacey Harper, Bryan Harper, Seri C. Robinson   +5 more
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Physicochemical Properties and Antibiosis Activity of the Pink Pigment of Erwinia persicina Cp2

Agriculture, 2022
The control and management of fungal diseases is a worldwide problem. A variety of microbial pigments have excellent antibacterial effects, and naturally occurring bacterial pigments may help in tackling fungal diseases.
Yujuan Zhang, Xiaoni Liu, Xiangyang Li, Liang Zhao, Hong Zhang, Qianying Jia, Bo Yao, Zhenfen Zhang   +7 more
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Large-scale generation and analysis of filamentous fungal DNA barcodes boosts coverage for kingdom fungi and reveals thresholds for fungal species and higher taxon delimitation [PDF]

, 2019
Species identification lies at the heart of biodiversity studies that has in recent years favoured DNA-based approaches. Microbial Biological Resource Centres are a rich source for diverse and high-quality reference materials in microbiology, and yet the
Vries, M., de, de Vries, M, Boekhout, T, A. Al-Hatmi, D. Vu, Groenewald, J.Z., Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias, Gehrmann, T, B. Stielow, de Vries, M., Al-Hatmi, A, Crous, Pedro W., Verkley, G.J.M., Robert, V., Eberhardt, U, G.J.M. Verkley, V. Robert, Houbraken, J, Vu, D, Groenewald, Marizeth, T. Boekhout, J.Z. Groenewald, T. Gehrmann, Gehrmann, T., Al-Hatmi, A., Crous, P.W., Houbraken, J., Eberhardt, U., M. Groenewald, Boekhout, T., U. Eberhardt, Stielow, B., Stielow, B, Robert, Vincent, P.W. Crous, M. de Vries, Vu, D., Groenewald, M., Cardinali, G., G. Cardinali, J. Houbraken   +40 more
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Aqueous Two-Phase System Extraction of Polyketide-Based Fungal Pigments Using Ammonium- or Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids for Detection Purpose: A Case Study

Journal of Fungi, 2020
Demand for microbial colorants is now becoming a competitive research topic for food, cosmetics and pharmaceutics industries. In most applications, the pigments of interest such as polyketide-based red pigments from fungal submerged cultures are ...
Juliana Lebeau, Thomas Petit, Mireille Fouillaud, Laurent Dufossé, Yanis Caro   +4 more
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Fungal and Bacterial Pigments: Secondary Metabolites with Wide Applications

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017
The demand for natural colors is increasing day by day due to harmful effects of some synthetic dyes. Bacterial and fungal pigments provide a readily available alternative source of naturally derived pigments.
Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao, Min Xiao, Wen-Jun Li, Wen-Jun Li   +3 more
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Fungal entomopathogens: new insights on their ecology [PDF]

, 2009
An important mechanism for insect pest control should be the use of fungal entomopathogens. Even though these organisms have been studied for more than 100 y, their effective use in the field remains elusive.
Vega, F. E., Maniania, N. K., Goettel, Mark S., Roy, H. E., Goettel, M. S., Monzón, Arnulfo, Keller, S., Rangel, D. E. N., Chandler, Dave, Jackson, Mark A., Rangel, Drauzio E.N., Keller, Siegfried, Roy, Helen, Koike, M., Blackwell, M. S. A., Monzon, A., Chandler, David, Chandler, D., Keller, Siegrried, Blackwell, Meredith, Maniania, Nguya K., Pell, Judith K., Pell, J. K., Vega, Fernando E., Jackson, M. A., Ownley, Bonnie H., Koike, Masanori, Roy, Helen E., Ownley, B. H.   +28 more
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Characterization of melanin and optimal conditions for pigment production by an endophytic fungus, Spissiomyces endophytica SDBR-CMU319.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Melanin is a natural pigment that is produced by filamentous fungi. In this study, the endophytic species, Spissiomyces endophytica (strain SDBR-CMU319), produced a brown-black pigment in the mycelia.
Nakarin Suwannarach, Jaturong Kumla, Bunta Watanabe, Kenji Matsui, Saisamorn Lumyong   +4 more
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