Materials design by synthetic biology

TC Tang, B An, Y Huang, S Vasikaran, Y Wang… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Synthetic biology applies genetic tools to engineer living cells and organisms analogous to
the programming of machines. In materials synthetic biology, engineering principles from …

Natural food colorants and preservatives: A review, a demand, and a challenge

C Novais, AK Molina, RMV Abreu… - Journal of agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The looming urgency of feeding the growing world population along with the increasing
consumers' awareness and expectations have driven the evolution of food production …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy metal induced stress on wheat: phytotoxicity and microbiological management

A Rizvi, A Zaidi, F Ameen, B Ahmed, MDF AlKahtani… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Among many soil problems, heavy metal accumulation is one of the major agronomic
challenges that has seriously threatened food safety. Due to these problems, soil …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial pigments in the food industry—challenges and the way forward

T Sen, CJ Barrow, SK Deshmukh - Frontiers in nutrition, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Developing new colors for the food industry is challenging, as colorants need to be
compatible with a food flavors, safety, and nutritional value, and which ultimately have a …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne bacterial communities of outdoor environments and their associated influencing factors

T Ruiz-Gil, JJ Acuña, S Fujiyoshi, D Tanaka… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial entities (such bacteria, fungi, archaea and viruses) within outdoor aerosols have
been scarcely studied compared with indoor aerosols and nonbiological components, and …

[HTML][HTML] Potential utilization of dairy industries by-products and wastes through microbial processes: A critical review

T Sar, S Harirchi, M Ramezani, G Bulkan… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The dairy industry generates excessive amounts of waste and by-products while it gives a
wide range of dairy products. Alternative biotechnological uses of these wastes need to be …

[HTML][HTML] Pseudomonas aeruginosa's greenish-blue pigment pyocyanin: its production and biological activities

AA Abdelaziz, AMA Kamer, KB Al-Monofy… - Microbial Cell …, 2023 - Springer
A subject of great interest is the bioprospecting of microorganisms and their bioactive
byproducts, such as pigments. Microbial pigments have various benefits, including being …

[HTML][HTML] Fungi as a potential source of pigments: harnessing filamentous fungi

R Kalra, XA Conlan, M Goel - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The growing concern over the harmful effects of synthetic colorants on both the consumer
and the environment has raised a strong interest in natural coloring alternatives. As a result …

[HTML][HTML] Multifaceted applications of microbial pigments: current knowledge, challenges and future directions for public health implications

C Ramesh, NV Vinithkumar, R Kirubagaran, CK Venil… - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Microbial oddities such as versatile pigments are gaining more attention in current research
due to their widely perceived applications as natural food colorants, textiles, antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal pigments and their prospects in different industries

AC Lagashetti, L Dufossé, SK Singh, PN Singh - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
The public's demand for natural, eco-friendly, and safe pigments is significantly increasing in
the current era. Natural pigments, especially fungal pigments, are receiving more attention …