Melanins are enigmatic pigments that are produced by a wide variety of microorganisms
including several species of bacteria and fungi. For more than 40 years, fungi have been …

Melanins are indolic polymers produced by many genera included among plants, animals
and microorganisms and targeted mainly for their wide range of applications in cosmetics …

Melanins are difficult to characterize because of their intractable chemical properties and the
heterogeneity in their structural features. Melanin pigments, in fact, are composed of many …

A great deal of melanin was found in the waste alkali liquor produced by extraction of chitin
from Catharsius molossus L. Discarding the lye could harm the environment and cause …

Chemically isolated melanin of Agricus bisporus spores consists of two ultrastructural
components:(i) very electron-dense spheres (50–80 nm) that often are arranged into tight …

Melanin pigment from natural sources like microorganisms was an attractive choice for
commercial scale production. In this study, marine bacterium capable of melanin production …

Natural melanin with many interesting properties has potential applications in cosmetics,
drug delivery, semiconductors, etc. However, conventional production methods are not …

In this paper, a water soluble melanin is produced by Pseudomonas balearica strain U7,
isolated from the marine green alga Ulva lactuca. Up to 110 mg/l of melanin is produced in …

Here we present the important findings related to biologically derived pigments for potential
use as antibacterial agents. Melanin biopigments extracted from Equus ferus hair exhibit a …

Melanin is a natural pigment present in almost all biological groups, and is composed of
indolic polymers and characterized by black-brown colorization. Furthermore, it is one of the …