ReviewMicroorganisms2021
Ecological and Biotechnological Aspects of Pigmented Microbes: A Way Forward in Development of Food and Pharmaceutical Grade Pigments.
Review in Microorganisms, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.
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- Enhanced lycopene fortification in eggs using poultry feed containing a carotenoid-oil preparation derived from metabolically engineered baker's yeast.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological Perspectives Regarding Melanin Pigment From Streptomyces spp.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Fungal Pigments: Carotenoids, Riboflavin, and Polyketides with Diverse Applications.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Blue Microbiology-Aquatic Microbial Resources for Sustainable Life on Earth.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Comparison of Pigment Production by Filamentous Fungal Strains under Submerged (SmF) and Surface Adhesion Fermentation (SAF).Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Microbial pigments play multiple roles in the ecosystem construction, survival, and fitness of all kinds of organisms. Considerably, microbial (bacteria, fungi, yeast, and microalgae) pigments offer a wide array of food, drug, colorants, dyes, and imaging applications. In contrast to the natural pigments from microbes, synthetic colorants are widely used due to high production, high intensity, and low cost. Nevertheless, natural pigments are gaining more demand over synthetic pigments as synthetic pigments have demonstrated side effects on human health. Therefore, research on microbial pigments needs to be extended, explored, and exploited to find potential industrial applications. In this review, the evolutionary aspects, the spatial significance of important pigments, biomedical applications, research gaps, and future perspectives are detailed briefly. The pathogenic nature of some pigmented bacteria is also detailed for awareness and safe handling. In addition, pigments from macro-organisms are also discussed in some sections for comparison with microbes.
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