Fungi provide ecological and environmental services to humans, as well as health and
nutritional benefits, and are vital to numerous industries. Fermented food and beverage …

The textile and dyeing industry has shown dramatic growth alongside synthetic chemistry in
the last century. With increased operations and economic importance, challenges also …

Many commodities are abundantly produced around the world, including soybean, corn, rice
sugarcane, cassava, coffee, fruits, and many others. These productions are responsible for …

Synthetic coloring agents have been broadly utilized in several industries such as food,
pharmaceuticals, cosmetic and textile. Recent surveys on the potential of teratogenicity and …

Carotenoids are an essential group of compounds that may be obtained by microbiological
synthesis. They are instrumental in various areas of industry, medicine, agriculture, and …

In current years, natural pigments are facing a fast-growing global market due to the
increase of people's awareness of health and the discovery of novel pharmacological effects …

Synthetic pigments/non-renewable coloring sources used normally in the textile industry
release toxic substances into the environment, causing perilous ecological challenges. To …

There has been an increased interest in replacing synthetic colorants by colorants obtained
from natural sources, especially microbial pigments. Monascus pigments have been used as …

Fungi can produce myriad secondary metabolites, including pigments. Some of these
pigments play a positive role in human welfare while others are detrimental. This paper …

Microbial pigments play multiple roles in the ecosystem construction, survival, and fitness of
all kinds of organisms. Considerably, microbial (bacteria, fungi, yeast, and microalgae) …