Research progress, challenges, and perspectives in microbial pigment production for industrial applications-A review

LJ Rather, SS Mir, SA Ganie, Q Li - Dyes and Pigments, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial pigments are gaining more attention in recent times due to their versatile
applications in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, and textile industries. The development …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial Pigments: Major Groups and Industrial Applications

JVO Barreto, LM Casanova, AN Junior… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microbial pigments have many structures and functions with excellent characteristics, such
as being biodegradable, non-toxic, and ecologically friendly, constituting an important …

[HTML][HTML] Prodigiosin-Producing Serratia marcescens as the Causal Agent of a Red Colour Defect in a Blue Cheese

J Rodríguez, C Lobato, L Vázquez, B Mayo, AB Flórez - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Technological defects in the organoleptic characteristics of cheese (odour, colour, texture,
and flavour) reduce quality and consumer acceptance. A red colour defect in Cabrales …

[HTML][HTML] Construction of a bacterial lipidomics analytical platform: Pilot validation with bovine paratuberculosis serum

PL Wood, E Erol - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lipidomics analyses of bacteria offer the potential to detect and monitor infections in a host
since many bacterial lipids are not present in mammals. To evaluate this omics approach …

[HTML][HTML] In silico exploration of Serratia sp. BRL41 genome for detecting prodigiosin Biosynthetic Gene Cluster (BGC) and in vitro antimicrobial activity assessment of …

F Boby, MNH Bhuiyan, BK Saha, SS Dey, AK Saha… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The raising concern of drug resistance, having substantial impacts on public health, has
instigated the search of new natural compounds with substantial medicinal activity. In order …

[HTML][HTML] Isolation, Identification, and Antibacterial Properties of Prodigiosin, a Bioactive Product Produced by a New Serratia marcescens JSSCPM1 Strain: Exploring the …

R Arivuselvam, AA Dera, S Parween Ali, Y Alraey… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Prodigiosin pigment has high medicinal value, so exploring this compound is a top priority.
This report presents a prodigiosin bioactive compound isolated from Serratia marcescens …

Microbial pigments: Sources, current status, future challenges in cosmetics and therapeutic applications

N Sharma, P Shekhar, V Kumar, H Kaur… - Journal of Basic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Color serves as the initial attraction and offers a pleasing aspect. While synthetic colorants
have been popular for many years, their adverse environmental and health effects cannot be …

Red bioactive pigment from Himalayan Janthinobacterium sp. ERMR3:09: optimization, characterization, and potential applications

S Mukhia, A Kumar, R Kumar - Archives of Microbiology, 2024 - Springer
Prodigiosin is a red pigment commonly produced as a secondary metabolite by Serratia
marcescens. It exhibits inherent bioactivities, including antimicrobial and anticancer, with …

Isolation, Identification, and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Secondary Metabolite from Serratia marcescens via an In Vivo Epicutaneous Infection Model

C Köksal Karayildirim, A Şahiner, S Çalişkan… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Microbial secondary metabolites, which play a pivotal role in struggling with infectious
diseases, are the new source for controlling bacterial contaminations and possess a strong …

Investigation of anti-adherence and antimicrobial properties of prodigiosin-functionalized bacterial cellulose membrane for biomedical applications

S Diken-Gür - Journal of Biotechnology, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, novel biomaterial that consisted entirely of bacterial products was developed
with the approach of designing cost effective material for biomedical applications. With this …