ReviewArchives of microbiology2023
Melanin biopolymers from microbial world with future perspectives-a review.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological Perspectives Regarding Melanin Pigment From Streptomyces spp.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Edible Fungi Melanin: Recent Advances in Extraction, Characterization, Biological Activity and Applications.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Filamentous fungal-mediated melanin nanoparticles for heavy metal detoxification via bioadsorption: a sustainable approach.Biodegradation · 2025Article
- Necromass of Diverse Root-Associated Fungi Suppresses Decomposition of Native Soil Carbon via Impacts of Their Traits.Ecology letters · 2025Article
- Isolation and Structural Characterization of Melanins from Red and Yellow Varieties ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Comparison and Analysis of Resistance Differences inJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Reduction of oxidative rancidification of fungal melanin-coated films in pork lard preservation in trading.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2025Article
- One-pot bioconversion of fungal lipid to mycodiesel: a sustainable approach.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2025Article
- Characterization of melanin fromFrontiers in fungal biology · 2024Article
- A Genome-Wide Comparison of Rice False Smut FungusInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Melanin is an amorphous polymer made of heterogeneous functional groups synthesized by diverse organisms including fungi, bacteria, animals, and plants. It was widely acknowledged for its biological processes and its key role in the protection of organisms from environmental stress. Recently, melanin clutches attention in the field of nanobiotechnology, drug delivery, organic semiconductors and bioelectronics, environmental bioremediation, photoprotection, etc., Furthermore, melanin from natural sources like microbial community shows antimicrobial, fighting cancer, radical scavenging, cosmeceuticals, and many therapeutic areas as well. Though the multipotentiality nature of melanin has been put forth, real-world applications still flag fall behind, which might be anticipated to the inadequate and high price essence of natural melanin. However, current bioprocess technologies have paved for the large-scale or industrial production of microbial melanin, which could help in the replacement of synthetic melanin. Thus, this review emphasizes the various sources for melanin, i.e., types-based on its pathways and its chemical structures, functional efficiency, physical properties, and conventional and modern methods of both extraction and characterization. Moreover, an outlook on how it works in the field of medicine, bioremediation, and other related areas provides perspectives on the complete exploitation of melanin in practical applications of medicine and the environment.
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