Advances in Chromobacterium violaceum and properties of violacein-Its main secondary metabolite: A review

N Durán, GZ Justo, M Durán, M Brocchi, L Cordi… - Biotechnology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Chromobacterium violaceum is important in the production of violacein, like other bacteria,
such as Alteromonas, Janthinobacterium, Pseudoalteromonas, Duganella, Collimonas and …

[HTML][HTML] Recent research advances on Chromobacterium violaceum

V Kothari, S Sharma, D Padia - Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Chromobacterium violaceum is a gram-negative bacterium, which has been used widely in
microbiology labs involved in quorum sensing (QS) research. Among the QS-regulated traits …

Biotechnological activities and applications of bacterial pigments violacein and prodigiosin

SY Choi, S Lim, K Yoon, JI Lee, RJ Mitchell - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Springer
In this review, we discuss violacein and prodigiosin, two chromogenic bacterial secondary
metabolites that have diverse biological activities. Although both compounds were …

Microbial synthesis of violacein pigment and its potential applications

HA Park, SA Park, YH Yang, KY Choi - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Violacein is a pigment synthesized by Gram-negative bacteria such as Chromobacterium
violaceum. It has garnered significant interest owing to its unique physiological and …

Aktivitas antibakteri dan uji sifat fisik sediaan gel dekokta sirih hijau (Piper betle L.) sebagai alternatif pengobatan mastitis sapi

IDK Irianto, P Purwanto, MT Mardan - Majalah Farmaseutik, 2020 - journal.ugm.ac.id
Mastitis adalah radang yang terjadi pada ambing susu sapi dan dapat menyebabkan
penurunan produktivitas sapi perah secara drastis. Senyawa fenolik alam seperti flavonoid …

Microbial production of violacein and process optimization for dyeing polyamide fabrics with acquired antimicrobial properties

M Kanelli, M Mandic, M Kalakona, S Vasilakos… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In the present study, crude bacterial extract containing violacein is investigated for the
preparation of antimicrobial polyamide fabrics. The optimal culture conditions of …

Chromobacterium violaceum delivers violacein, a hydrophobic antibiotic, to other microbes in membrane vesicles

SY Choi, S Lim, G Cho, J Kwon, W Mun… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study describes Chromobacterium violaceum's use of extracellular membrane vesicles
(MVs) to both solubilize and transport violacein to other microorganisms. Violacein is a …

Violacein targets the cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria

ACG Cauz, GPB Carretero, GKV Saraiva… - ACS infectious …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Violacein is a tryptophan-derived purple pigment produced by environmental bacteria,
which displays multiple biological activities, including strong inhibition of Gram-positive …

Antibacterial synergic effect of honey from two stingless bees: Scaptotrigona bipunctata Lepeletier, 1836, and S. postica Latreille, 1807

EK Nishio, JM Ribeiro, AG Oliveira, C Andrade… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Several studies have tested antimicrobial activity of combinations of honey and various
substances. In this study, we tested a combination of two stingless bee honeys against …

Multi-target drug with potential applications: violacein in the spotlight

N Durán, G Nakazato, M Durán, IR Berti… - World Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The aim of the current review is to address updated research on a natural pigment called
violacein, with emphasis on its production, biological activity and applications. New …