Fungal and Bacterial Pigments: Secondary Metabolites with Wide Applications [PDF]
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 +2 more
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Fungal Pigments: Their Diversity, Chemistry, Food and Non-Food Applications
Applied Microbiology, 2023 Colorants have many applications in food, cosmetics, pharmaceutics, textile, paints, plastics, paper, ink and photographic industries. Colorants are classified according to their solubility into dyes and pigments.
Ghoson M Daba
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Azaphilones Pigments from the Fungus Penicillium hirayamae
Colorants, 2023 The use of fungal pigments as dyes is attractive for various industries. Fungal pigments arise a strong interest because they are suitable for large-scale industrial production and have none of the drawbacks of synthetic pigments.
Coralie Pavesi +8 more
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Basidiomycete pigments as sustainable food colorants and stabilizers: from fungal biology to industrial potential [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyPigmented Basidiomycete fungi are emerging as multifunctional and environmentally friendly substitutes to man-made food coloring. In addition to their bright colors, pigments from these fungi, including melanin, pulvini acids, carotenoids, and ...
Samantha C. Karunarathna +16 more
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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 +4 more
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Fungal Pigments: Deep into the Rainbow of Colorful Fungi [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2017 With the impact of globalization on research trends, the search for healthier life styles, the increasing public demand for natural, organic, and ”clean labelled” products, as well as the growing global market for natural colorants in economically fast ...
Laurent Dufossé +2 more
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Chemical characterization and toxicity evaluation of fungal pigments for potential application in food, phamarceutical and agricultural industries [PDF]
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2023 Tumisi Beiri Jeremiah Molelekoa +2 more
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Integrated Biorefinery of Rotted Date Fruits: One-Pot Co-Production of Lipids and Pigments by Talaromyces atroroseus PZ091940 and Valorization of Residual Biomass Wastes for Fungal Chitosan [PDF]
BiologySpoilage date palm fruits are produced in large quantities and represent an underutilized agrowaste resource. Their high sugar content and balanced nutrient composition make them promising candidates for microbial bioprocessing. This study explored their
Diana A. H. Al-Quwaie
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Highlighting the Phototherapeutical Potential of Fungal Pigments in Various Fruiting Body Extracts with Informed Feature-Based Molecular Networking [PDF]
Microbial Ecology, 2023 Fabian Hammerle +2 more
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Preliminary Examination of the Toxicity of Spalting Fungal Pigments: A Comparison between Extraction Methods. [PDF]
J Fungi (Basel), 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.
Almurshidi BH +5 more
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