Exploration of industrially important pigments from soil fungi

• Published in: Applied microbiology and biotechnology Vol. 100; no. 4; pp. 1631 - 1643
• Main Authors: Akilandeswari, P, Pradeep, B. V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2016; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Amino acids; ankaflavin; anthraquinones; Antimicrobial agents; Aspergillus; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biosynthesis; Biotechnology; Clean technology; color; Cosmetics; culture media; Dyes; Enzymes; fabrics; Food; food coloring; fungal pigments; Fungi; Fungi - chemistry; Fungi - isolation & purification; Fusarium; industrial applications; Life Sciences; melanin; Metabolism; Metabolites; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Microbiology; Microorganisms; Mini-Review; Paecilomyces; Penicillium; Pharmaceuticals; Physiological aspects; Pigments; Pigments, Biological - analysis; Polyketides - analysis; Raw materials; soil; soil fungi; Soil Microbiology; Studies; sustainable technology; Toxicity; Trichoderma; weather; India; Fungi; Pigments; Fermentation; Industrial application; Eco-friendly

The worldwide interest of the current era is to increase tendency towards the use of natural substances instead of synthetic ones. So, alternative and effective environment friendly sustainable technologies are highly needed. Due to a broad range of biological activities, fungi are considered as a s...