Towards robust Pseudomonas cell factories to harbour novel biosynthetic pathways

NL Bitzenhofer, L Kruse, S Thies… - Essays in …, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Biotechnological production in bacteria enables access to numerous valuable chemical
compounds. Nowadays, advanced molecular genetic toolsets, enzyme engineering as well …

Understanding molecular plant–nematode interactions to develop alternative approaches for nematode control

MMM Abd-Elgawad - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Developing control measures of plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) rank high as they cause
big crop losses globally. The growing awareness of numerous unsafe chemical nematicides …

Natural substrates and culture conditions to produce pigments from potential microbes in submerged fermentation

C Ramesh, VR Prasastha, M Venkatachalam… - Fermentation, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pigments from bacteria, fungi, yeast, cyanobacteria, and microalgae have been gaining
more demand in the food, leather, and textile industries due to their natural origin and …

One health probiotics as biocontrol agents: one health tomato probiotics

N Harutyunyan, A Kushugulova, N Hovhannisyan… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is one of the most popular and valuable vegetables in
the world. The most common products of its industrial processing in the food industry are …

Recent advances in prodigiosin as a bioactive compound in nanocomposite applications

RG Araújo, NR Zavala, C Castillo-Zacarías, ME Barocio… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bionanocomposites based on natural bioactive entities have gained importance due to their
abundance; renewable and environmentally benign nature; and outstanding properties with …

Utilization of by-product of groundnut oil processing for production of prodigiosin by microbial fermentation and its novel potent anti-nematodes effect

TH Nguyen, SL Wang, MD Doan, TH Nguyen… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to reuse groundnut oil processing by-product, groundnut cake (GNC) for
the low-cost production of prodigiosin (PG) via microbial technology and to assess its novel …

Synthesis, Anticancer Potential and Comprehensive Toxicity Studies of Novel Brominated Derivatives of Bacterial Biopigment Prodigiosin from Serratia marcescens …

J Lazic, S Skaro Bogojevic, S Vojnovic, I Aleksic… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Prodigiosins (prodiginines) are a class of bacterial secondary metabolites with remarkable
biological activities and color. In this study, optimized production, purification, and …

Recent advances in eco-friendly and scaling-up bioproduction of prodigiosin and its potential applications in agriculture

TH Nguyen, SL Wang, VB Nguyen - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Prodigiosin is a red pigment produced by various microbial strains, of these, Serratia
marcescens has been recorded as the major PG-producing strain. This microbial pigment …

Synthesis, characterization and application of microbial pigments in foods as natural colors

G Mummaleti, T Udo, A Mohan… - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Colorants have played a crucial role in various applications, particularly in food processing,
with natural sources such as mineral ores, plants, insects, and animals being commonly …

Genomic and phenotypic characterization of a red-pigmented strain of Massilia frigida isolated from an Antarctic microbial mat

JMC Shaffer, LA Giddings, RM Samples… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica experience a range of selective pressures, including
extreme seasonal variation in temperature, water and nutrient availability, and UV radiation …