Synthetic colors have been widely used in various industries including food, textile, cosmetic
and pharmaceuticals. However toxicity problems caused by synthetic pigments have …

Petroleum is the main energy source utilized in the world, but its availability is limited and
the search for new renewable energy sources is of major interest. Biofuels, such as ethanol …

The pyrrole alkaloids of the prodigiosin family make up an unusual chapter in the chemistry
of natural products. Owing to the characteristic red color of these secondary metabolites …

Covering: up to May 2006. This Highlight provides an overview of the molecular logic
employed in the formation and elaboration of pyrroles during natural product biosyntheses …

The prodiginine family of bacterial alkaloids is a diverse set of heterocyclic natural products
that have likely been known to man since antiquity. In more recent times, these alkaloids …

In this review, we discuss violacein and prodigiosin, two chromogenic bacterial secondary
metabolites that have diverse biological activities. Although both compounds were …

Microbial cells accumulate pigments under certain culture conditions, which have very
important industrial applications. Microorganisms can serve as sources of carotenoids, the …

Abstract Background Prodigiosin produced by Serratia marcescens is a promising drug
owing to its reported characteristics of having antifungal, immunosuppressive and …

Pigments are among the most fascinating molecules found in nature and used by human
civilizations since the prehistoric ages. Although most of the bio-dyes reported in the …

The biosynthetic pathway of the red‐pigmented antibiotic, prodigiosin, produced by Serratia
sp. is known to involve separate pathways for the production of the monopyrrole, 2‐methyl‐3 …