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Alternative Extraction and Characterization of Nitrogen-Containing Azaphilone Red Pigments and Ergosterol Derivatives from the Marine-Derived Fungal Talaromyces sp. 30570 Strain with Industrial Relevance

Microorganisms, 2020
Many species of Talaromyces of marine origin could be considered as non-toxigenic fungal cell factory. Some strains could produce water-soluble active biopigments in submerged cultures.
Juliana Lebeau, Thomas Petit, Mireille Fouillaud, Laurent Dufossé, Yanis Caro   +4 more
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A Prototype Method for the Detection and Recognition of Pigments in the Environment Based on Optical Property Simulation

Plants, 2023
The possibility of pigment detection and recognition in different environments such as solvents or proteins is a challenging, and at the same time demanding, task.
Roman Y. Pishchalnikov, Denis D. Chesalin, Vasiliy A. Kurkov, Uliana A. Shkirina, Polina K. Laptinskaya, Vasiliy S. Novikov, Sergey M. Kuznetsov, Andrei P. Razjivin, Maksim N. Moskovskiy, Alexey S. Dorokhov, Andrey Yu. Izmailov, Sergey V. Gudkov   +11 more
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Polyphenol‐Inspired Materials for Agricultural Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review outlines the use of polyphenol‐inspired materials for sustainable agriculture, highlighting their molecular design, interfacial assembly, structure–property relationships, and prospects toward precision agriculture, climate resilience, ecosystem protection, and circular bioeconomy strategies.
Haofu Liu, Omid Mazaheri, Zhixing Lin, Tianzheng Wang, Jingqu Chen, Yuang Gu, Xia Liang, Deli Chen, Frank Caruso   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial activity of Micrococcus luteus Cartenoid pigment

Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Science, 2017
Cartenoids are group of pigments, with enormous types different structurally and functionally, have colors range from red to yellow found in a wide variety of plants, fungi, algae and bacteria.
Huda Z. Majeed
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Production of Bio-Based Pigments from Food Processing Industry By-Products (Apple, Pomegranate, Black Carrot, Red Beet Pulps) Using Aspergillus carbonarius

Journal of Fungi, 2020
Food processing industry by-products (apple, pomegranate, black carrot, and red beet pulps) were evaluated as raw materials in pigment production by the filamentous fungi Aspergillus carbonarius. The effect of fermentation conditions (solid and submerged-
Ezgi Bezirhan Arikan, Oltan Canli, Yanis Caro, Laurent Dufossé, Nadir Dizge   +4 more
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Aspergillus niger as a cell factory for the production of pyomelanin, a molecule with UV-C radiation shielding activity

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Melanins are complex pigments with various biological functions and potential applications in space exploration and biomedicine due to their radioprotective properties.
Stella Marie Koch, Carsten Freidank-Pohl, Oliver Siontas, Marta Cortesao, Afonso Mota, Katharina Runzheimer, Sascha Jung, Katarina Rebrosova, Martin Siler, Ralf Moeller, Vera Meyer   +10 more
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Heavy Metal Contamination: Impacts From Plants to the Food Chain and Eco‐Friendly Amelioration Strategies

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Heavy metal pollution reduces soil health and threatens food safety by entering plants; however, the use of nanoparticles, biofertilizers, and organic fertilizers such as biochar offers a promising strategy for improvement and sustainable agriculture. ABSTRACT Heavy metal (HM) pollution, resulting from human activities such as mining and the excessive ...
Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Latifeh Pourakbar, Sevda Alizadeh, Zahra Alizadeh, Jelena Popović‐Djordjević   +4 more
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Efficient production and characterization of melanin from Thermothelomyces hinnuleus SP1, isolated from the coal mines of Chhattisgarh, India

Frontiers in Microbiology
In the present study, fungi were isolated and screened from barren land in south-eastern Coalfields limited (SECL) in Chhattisgarh, India. Out of 14 isolated fungi, only three fungal isolates exhibited pigmentation in screening studies.
Shalini Pandey, Vineet Meshram, Hany M. Yehia, Abdulhakeem Alzahrani, Nadeem Akhtar, Arunima Sur   +5 more
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Influence of Environmental Growth Factors on the Biomass and Pigment Production of Chlorociboria aeruginascens

Journal of Fungi, 2019
The soft rot fungus Chlorociboria aeruginascens produces a blue−green pigment xylindein, which is of considerable interest for various applications such as in the veneer industry or in organic semiconductors. To understand the fungal growth as well
Stephanie Stange, Susanne Steudler, Hubertus Delenk, Anett Werner, Thomas Walther, André Wagenführ   +5 more
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Isolation and Optimization of Monascus ruber OMNRC45 for Red Pigment Production and Evaluation of the Pigment as a Food Colorant

Applied Sciences, 2020
The color of food is a critical factor influencing its general acceptance. Owing to the effects of chemical colorants on health, current research is directly aimed at producing natural and healthy food colorants from microbial sources.
Osama M. Darwesh, Ibrahim A. Matter, Hesham S. Almoallim, Sulaiman A. Alharbi, You-Kwan Oh   +4 more
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