Biogenic colourants in the textile industry–a promising and sustainable alternative to synthetic dyes

R Fried, I Oprea, K Fleck, F Rudroff - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The textile and dyeing industry has shown dramatic growth alongside synthetic chemistry in
the last century. With increased operations and economic importance, challenges also …

Carotenoids and some other pigments from fungi and yeasts

A Rapoport, I Guzhova, L Bernetti, P Buzzini… - Metabolites, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carotenoids are an essential group of compounds that may be obtained by microbiological
synthesis. They are instrumental in various areas of industry, medicine, agriculture, and …

[HTML][HTML] What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?

CS Bhunjun, YJ Chen, C Phukhamsakda… - Studies in …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Biotechnological advances for improving natural pigment production: A state-of-the-art review

X Lyu, Y Lyu, H Yu, WN Chen, L Ye, R Yang - Bioresources and …, 2022 - Springer
In current years, natural pigments are facing a fast-growing global market due to the
increase of people's awareness of health and the discovery of novel pharmacological effects …

Biotechnological approaches for producing natural pigments in yeasts

A Bernard, T Rossignol, YK Park - Trends in Biotechnology, 2024 - cell.com
Pigments are widely used in the food, cosmetic, textile, pharmaceutical, and materials
industries. Demand for natural pigments has been increasing due to concerns regarding …

Recent findings in azaphilone pigments

LPS Pimenta, DC Gomes, PG Cardoso, JA Takahashi - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Filamentous fungi are known to biosynthesize an extraordinary range of azaphilones
pigments with structural diversity and advantages over vegetal-derived colored natural …

Toward improvements for enhancement the productivity and color value of Monascus pigments: a critical review with recent updates

JT He, MX Jia, W Li, J Deng, JL Ren… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Monascus pigments are a kind of high-quality natural edible pigments fermented by
Monascus filamentous fungi, which have been widely used in food, cosmetics, medicine …

Colorful treasure from agro-industrial wastes: A sustainable chassis for microbial pigment production

J Grewal, M Woła̧cewicz, W Pyter, N Joshi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Colors with their attractive appeal have been an integral part of human lives and the easy
cascade of chemical catalysis enables fast, bulk production of these synthetic colorants with …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of azaphilone derivatives of Monascus colorants from Talaromyces amestolkiae and their halochromic properties

F de Oliveira, ILD Rocha, DCGA Pinto, SPM Ventura… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, the ability to produce several kinds of water-soluble red natural colorants makes
the genus Talaromyces particularly important to the dye industry, which can be an …

Microbial melanin: Renewable feedstock and emerging applications in food-related systems

E Tsouko, E Tolia, D Sarris - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melanin is among the most important natural pigments produced by various organisms, from
microbes to plants and mammals. Melanins possess great properties such as …