Research progress, challenges, and perspectives in microbial pigment production for industrial applications-A review

LJ Rather, SS Mir, SA Ganie, Q Li - Dyes and Pigments, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial pigments are gaining more attention in recent times due to their versatile
applications in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, and textile industries. The development …

Pigment production by cold-adapted bacteria and fungi: colorful tale of cryosphere with wide range applications

W Sajjad, G Din, M Rafiq, A Iqbal, S Khan, S Zada, B Ali… - Extremophiles, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Prodigiosin: A promising biomolecule with many potential biomedical applications

GA Islan, B Rodenak-Kladniew, N Noacco… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced production of prodigiosin by Serratia marcescens FZSF02 in the form of pigment pellets

C Lin, X Jia, Y Fang, L Chen, H Zhang, R Lin… - Electronic Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Prodigiosin has been demonstrated to be an important candidate in
investigating anticancer drugs and in many other applications in recent years. However …

Rise of the natural red pigment 'prodigiosin'as an immunomodulator in cancer

MM Anwar, C Albanese, NM Hamdy, AS Sultan - Cancer Cell International, 2022 - Springer
Cancer is a heterogeneous disease with multifaceted drug resistance mechanisms (eg,
tumour microenvironment [TME], tumour heterogeneity, and immune evasion). Natural …

Biological Potential and Mechanism of Prodigiosin from Serratia marcescens Subsp. lawsoniana in Human Choriocarcinoma and Prostate Cancer Cell Lines

D Li, J Liu, X Wang, D Kong, W Du, H Li… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Tripyrrole molecules have received renewed attention due to reports of numerous biological
activities, including antifungal, antibacterial, antiprotozoal, antimalarial, immunosuppressive …

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 …

A comprehensive review on recent trends in production, purification, and applications of prodigiosin

T Paul, TK Bandyopadhyay, A Mondal… - Biomass Conversion …, 2020 - Springer
Increasing utilization of artificial chemical dyes as coloring agent and their associated
detrimental effects on human health have instigated the search for novel natural pigments …

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 …

Production and potential applications of bioconversion of chitin and protein-containing fishery byproducts into prodigiosin: A review

SL Wang, VB Nguyen, CT Doan, TN Tran, MT Nguyen… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The technology of microbial conversion provides a potential way to exploit compounds of
biotechnological potential. The red pigment prodigiosin (PG) and other PG-like pigments …