In addition to fulfilling their function of giving color, many natural pigments are known as
interesting bioactive compounds with potential health benefits. These compounds have …

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

The continued universal application of synthetic colorants for decades have caused
environmental pollutions and human health vulnerabilities. So, it was indispensable to …

Pigments are an essential part of everyday life on Earth with rapidly growing industrial and
biomedical applications. Synthetic pigments account for a major portion of these pigments …

Violacein‐producing bacteria, with their striking purple hues, have undoubtedly piqued the
curiosity of scientists since their first discovery. The bisindole violacein is formed by the …

Violacein is a pigment synthesized by Gram-negative bacteria such as Chromobacterium
violaceum. It has garnered significant interest owing to its unique physiological and …

Violet-pigmented bacteria, which have been described since the end of the 19th century, are
occasionally the causative agent of septicemia and sometimes cause fatal infection in …

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

Chromobacterium violaceum is one of millions of species of free-living microorganisms that
populate the soil and water in the extant areas of tropical biodiversity around the world. Its …

The violet pigment violacein is an indole derivative, isolated mainly from bacteria of the
genus Chromobacterium, which exhibits important antitumoural, antimicrobial and …