Microbial pigments: major groups and industrial applications

JVO Barreto, LM Casanova, AN Junior… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microbial pigments have many structures and functions with excellent characteristics, such
as being biodegradable, non-toxic, and ecologically friendly, constituting an important …

Biotechnological approaches for producing natural pigments in yeasts

A Bernard, T Rossignol, YK Park - Trends in Biotechnology, 2024 - cell.com
Pigments are widely used in the food, cosmetic, textile, pharmaceutical, and materials
industries. Demand for natural pigments has been increasing due to concerns regarding …

Natural pigments in the food industry: Enhancing stability, nutritional benefits, and gut microbiome health

ZH Zhang, J Chen, X Huang, RM Aadil, B Li, X Gao - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural pigments are increasingly favored in the food industry for their vibrant colors, fewer
side effects and potential health benefits compared to synthetic pigments. However, their …

Astaxanthin Isomers: A Comprehensive Review of Isomerization Methods and Analytic Techniques

X Liu, L Zhou, J Xie, J Zhang, Z Chen… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The presence of multiple conjugated double bonds and chiral carbon atoms endows
astaxanthin with geometric and optical isomers, and these isomers widely exist in biological …

De Novo Biosynthesis of Dihydroquercetin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

H Li, S Zhang, Z Dong, X Shan, J Zhou… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Dihydroquercetin is a vital flavonoid compound with a wide range of physiological activities.
However, factors, such as metabolic regulation, limit the heterologous synthesis of …

Production of food flavor and color by synthetic biology

S Liu, D Li, X Zhao, Z Qin, W Zeng, J Zhou - Current Opinion in Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Recent advances in the bioproduction of food flavors and colors are
presented.•Synthetic biology eases purification and production issues in plant extraction.• …

A closed-loop circularity in wood sugar as a renewable carbon source for fungal pigment production and application of pigments in wood colouration

AA Vaidya, D O'Callahan, L Donaldson, M West… - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
The main objective is to demonstrate closed-loop circularity in the production of fungal
pigment from renewable wood sugar hydrolysate (WSH) and impregnation of colour pigment …

Sustainable Recovery of Anthocyanins and Other Polyphenols from Red Cabbage Byproducts

R Stoica, M Ganciarov, D Constantinescu-Aruxandei… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
The objective of this work was to develop a sustainable process for the extraction of
anthocyanins from red cabbage byproducts using, for the first time, apple vinegar in …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced Catalytic Synthesis of Flavonoid by UV-B Radiation in Artemisia argyi

H Gu, S Liu, G Li, L Hou, T Shen, M Song, J Liu - Catalysts, 2024 - mdpi.com
Enzymatic synthesis of specific active substances is an important foundation for biological
adaptations to various stresses. In this study, we investigated the metabolic response of the …

Engineering an Artificial Pathway to Improve the Bioconversion of Lysine into Chiral Amino Alcohol 2-Hydroxycadaverine Using a Semi-Rational Design

J Cheng, S Xiao, Q Luo, B Wang, R Zeng, L Zhao… - Fermentation, 2024 - mdpi.com
Amino alcohols are important compounds that are widely used in the polymer and
pharmaceutical industry, particularly when used as chiral scaffolds in organic synthesis. The …