Detection of a pheomelanin-like pigment by EPR spectroscopy in the mycelium of Plenodomus biglobosus

J Pukalski, N Marcol, N Wolan, PM Płonka… - Acta Biochimica …, 2020 - abp.ptbioch.edu.pl
… leaves which fell onto the ground. These fruitbodies eject … method to test the hypothesis that
the black color of the fungus from … Due to the high specificity of EPR parameters, our analysis

The enigmatic world of fungal melanin: a comprehensive review

M Suthar, L Dufossé, SK Singh - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
… genetic analysis, it was also observed that different fungal strains … Due to this property, the
pigment is able to bind to heavy metals … EPR tests performed on pigmented soil fungi such as …

Spectroscopic Characterization of Natural Melanin from a Streptomyces cyaneofuscatus Strain and Comparison with Melanin Enzymatically Synthesized by …

M Al Khatib, M Harir, J Costa, MC Baratto, I Schiavo… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
… YM404, in the fungus Auricularia auricula, and in the soil fungi … This brownish colored
pigment revealed an EPR signal … MCB and RB participated to the EPR data analysis. LT, IS, SP …

Utilization of extracellular fungal melanin as an eco-friendly biosorbent for treatment of metal-contaminated effluents

JJ Oh, JY Kim, YJ Kim, S Kim, GH Kim - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
… Apart from metal-binding properties, these pigments are … Microstructural analysis of fungal
melanin derived from A. … Continuous-wave electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of …

Functions of fungal melanin beyond virulence

RJB Cordero, A Casadevall - Fungal Biology Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
… ascribed to this biological pigment in fungi and its remarkable … melanins also function in
free radical and metal binding; … using electroparamagnetic spin resonance (ESR); a technique …

Genome sequencing of Cladophialophora exuberans, a novel candidate for bioremediation of hydrocarbon and heavy metal polluted habitats

NM da Silva, GF Reis, F de Fátima Costa, ME Grisolia… - Fungal Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Analysis of the C. exuberans CMRP 1227 genome also showed the presence of YOR1 (IPR003439),
a fungal ATP-binding … in testing pigmented Cladosporium cladosporioides showed …

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

S Singh, SB Nimse, DE Mathew, A Dhimmar… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
… the well-known copper-binding agent. This report exhibited the … detection test, the presence
of KMnO 4 changes the pigmentEPR spectroscopic measurements in pigmented soil fungus

Loofah immobilized with Cladosporium cladosporioides CEL14 is a potential bioremediating agent for hexavalent chromium in tannery wastewater.

AG Mohamed, AA El Mehalawy… - Malaysian Journal of …, 2021 - search.ebscohost.com
… Melanin, the dark pigment located in the fungal cell wall, can … SEM coupled with EDX analysis
was applied to observe the … negatively charged sites that bind metal ions via electrostatic …

Fungal melanins and applications in healthcare, bioremediation and industry

ER Mattoon, RJB Cordero, A Casadevall - Journal of fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
… in melanotic pigments, melanin can bind and interact … examined 24 h post-irradiation,
researchers found fewer apoptotic cells in the tissue of mice that had been fed black mushrooms

[HTML][HTML] Microbial melanins for radioprotection and bioremediation

RJB Cordero, R Vij, A Casadevall - Microbial Biotechnology, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… , powerful antioxidant activity and binding affinity to a broad range … that administering black
fungi, isolated fungal melanin or … There is now considerable evidence that these pigments can …