ReviewMicrobial cell factories2024
Melanin in fungi: advances in structure, biosynthesis, regulation, and metabolic engineering.
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26 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Effect of insect cuticular compounds on appressorium formation and metabolic activity inFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- Plant melanin as a microcapsule wall component for flaxseed oil oxidative stability improvement.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- From melanogenesis to melanin technologies.Communications chemistry · 2025Review
- 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
- Isolation and Structural Characterization of Melanins from Red and Yellow Varieties ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
Fungi can synthesize a diverse range of melanins with appropriate physicochemical and biological characteristics for numerous applications in health, environmental protection, energy, and industry. Gaining deeper insights into the chemical structures, biosynthetic pathways, and regulatory mechanisms of fungal melanin would establish a basis for metabolic engineering approaches, aimed at enhancing production efficiency and creating custom-designed melanin with desirable material properties. Due to growing interest in their beneficial effects and applications, research on the structure, biosynthesis, and regulation of fungal melanin has significantly advanced. This review highlighted recent progress in fungal melanin production and applications, concentrating on structure, biosynthesis, and regulatory networks, and suggested how an improved understanding of melanin biosynthesis could enable efficient production for future applications.
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