Melanin of fungi: From classification to application

R Liu, X Meng, C Mo, X Wei, A Ma - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2022 - Springer
Melanin is a secondary metabolite composed of complex heterogeneous polymers. Fungal
melanin is considered to be a sustainable and biodegradable natural pigment and has a …

[HTML][HTML] The enigmatic world of fungal melanin: a comprehensive review

M Suthar, L Dufossé, SK Singh - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Synthetic dyes are generally not safe for human health or the environment, leading to the
continuous search and growing demand for natural pigments that are considered safer …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal melanins and applications in healthcare, bioremediation and industry

ER Mattoon, RJB Cordero, A Casadevall - Journal of fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melanin is a complex multifunctional pigment found in all kingdoms of life, including fungi.
The complex chemical structure of fungal melanins, yet to be fully elucidated, lends them …

Melanin biopolymers from microbial world with future perspectives—a review

HSR Michael, SR Subiramanian, D Thyagarajan… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
Melanin is an amorphous polymer made of heterogeneous functional groups synthesized by
diverse organisms including fungi, bacteria, animals, and plants. It was widely …

Production of melanin pigment by fungi and its biotechnological applications

SR Pombeiro-Sponchiado, GS Sousa, JCR Andrade… - Melanin, 2017 - books.google.com
Production of the microbial pigments is one of the emerging fields of research due to a
growing interest of the industry for safer products, easily degradable and eco-friendly. Fungi …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances and progress on melanin: from source to application

L Guo, W Li, Z Gu, L Wang, L Guo, S Ma, C Li… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melanin is a biological pigment formed by indoles and phenolic compounds. It is widely
found in living organisms and has a variety of unique properties. Due to its diverse …

Microbial melanin: Recent advances in biosynthesis, extraction, characterization, and applications

S Singh, SB Nimse, DE Mathew, A Dhimmar… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Melanin is a common name for a group of biopolymers with the dominance of potential
applications in medical sciences, cosmeceutical, bioremediation, and bioelectronic …

Scalable Biosynthesis of Melanin by the Basidiomycete Armillaria cepistipes

J Ribera, G Panzarasa, A Stobbe… - Journal of agricultural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Natural melanin features many interesting properties, including the ability to shield
electromagnetic radiation, the ability to act as scavenger for radical and reactive oxygen …

Penicillium citrinum NP4 mediated production, extraction, physicochemical characterization of the melanin, and its anticancer, apoptotic, photoprotection properties

M Rudrappa, RS Kumar, DS Basavarajappa… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The biopolymer melanin is reported for many biological processes to secure biological
entities over unfavorable environmental factors. The present study aimed to isolate soil fungi …

[HTML][HTML] Natural melanin: current trends, and future approaches, with especial reference to microbial source

NEA El-Naggar, WEIA Saber - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melanin is a universal natural dark polymeric pigment, arising in microorganisms, animals,
and plants. There is a couple of pieces of literature on melanin, each focusing on a different …