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 …

Fungal biofactories are well established in bioprocess industries. They have been used for
the production of essential biomolecules in chemical, food, and pharmaceutical industries …

Abstract Aflatoxin B1 (AFB 1) is the most potent known naturally occurring carcinogen and
pose an immense threat to food safety and human health. L-Cysteine hydrochloride (L-CH) …

The filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger is one of the main contaminants of the
International Space Station (ISS). It forms highly pigmented, airborne spores that have thick …

Due to the negative environmental and health effects of synthetic colorants, pigments of
natural origins of plants and microbes constitute an abundant source for the food, cosmetic …

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 …

Aspergillus flavus contamination is common in various food and feed ingredients, and it
poses to serious threats to human and animal health. Curcumin is a plant-derived …

Quinones represent an important group of highly structurally diverse, mainly polyketide-
derived secondary metabolites widely distributed among filamentous fungi. Many quinones …

For Aspergillus flavus, a pathogen of considerable economic and health concern, successful
gene knockout work for more than a decade has relied nearly exclusively on using …

Verticillium dahliae is one of the most destructive fungal pathogens, causing substantial
economic losses in agriculture and forestry. The use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria …