Characterization of melanin and optimal conditions for pigment production by an endophytic fungus, Spissiomyces endophytica SDBR-CMU319

• Published in: PLOS ONE Vol. 14; no. 9; p. e0222187
• Main Authors: Suwannarach, Nakarin, Kumla, Jaturong, Watanabe, Bunta, Matsui, Kenji, Lumyong, Saisamorn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science (PLoS) 09.09.2019; Public Library of Science
• Subjects: Acid deposition; Antioxidants; Ascomycota; Ascomycota - metabolism; Biology; Biology and Life Sciences; Biomass; Chemical composition; Chemical precipitation; Cosmetics; Cultivation; Decoloring; Decolorization; Dihydroxyphenylalanine; Electron paramagnetic resonance; Endophytes; Endophytes - metabolism; Fourier transforms; Free radicals; Fungi; Glucose; Infrared analysis; L-dopa; Medicine; Melanin; Melanins; Melanins - metabolism; Microorganisms; Mycelia; Optimization; Organic chemistry; Organic solvents; Oxidation; Oxidizing agents; Peptone; Peptones; Physical Sciences; Pigmentation; Pigments; Purification; Q; R; Research and Analysis Methods; Research Article; Resveratrol; Science; Solubilization; Spectroscopy; Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy; Water; Yeast; Yeasts; Thailand; Japan; Spain

Melanin is a natural pigment that is produced by filamentous fungi. In this study, the endophytic species, Spissiomyces endophytica (strain SDBR-CMU319), produced a brown-black pigment in the mycelia. Consequently, the pigment was extracted from the dried fungal biomass. This was followed by pigment...