Fungi provide ecological and environmental services to humans, as well as health and
nutritional benefits, and are vital to numerous industries. Fermented food and beverage …

Fungi are an understudied, biotechnologically valuable group of organisms. Due to the
immense range of habitats that fungi inhabit, and the consequent need to compete against a …

The growing concern over the harmful effects of synthetic colorants on both the consumer
and the environment has raised a strong interest in natural coloring alternatives. As a result …

Microbial pigments are gaining more attention in recent times due to their versatile
applications in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, and textile industries. The development …

This paper provides an in-depth review of the natural colourants covering their
classifications, sources, extraction techniques, application techniques in relation to different …

Synthetic pigments/non-renewable coloring sources used normally in the textile industry
release toxic substances into the environment, causing perilous ecological challenges. To …

There has been an increased interest in replacing synthetic colorants by colorants obtained
from natural sources, especially microbial pigments. Monascus pigments have been used as …

Microalgae derived pigments, such as phycobiliproteins, chlorophylls, and carotenoids, offer
eco-friendly alternatives to synthetic dyes. These pigments are known for their vibrant colors …

Fungi are an essential, fascinating, and biotechnologically useful group of organisms with
an incredible biotechnological potential for industrial exploitation. Knowledge of the world's …

Colorants have many applications in food, cosmetics, pharmaceutics, textile, paints, plastics,
paper, ink and photographic industries. Colorants are classified according to their solubility …