Production and potential applications of bioconversion of chitin and protein-containing fishery byproducts into prodigiosin: A review

SL Wang, VB Nguyen, CT Doan, TN Tran, MT Nguyen… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The technology of microbial conversion provides a potential way to exploit compounds of
biotechnological potential. The red pigment prodigiosin (PG) and other PG-like pigments …

Research progress of α-glucosidase inhibitors produced by microorganisms and their applications

F Ren, N Ji, Y Zhu - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Based on the easy cultivation of microorganisms and their short cycle time, research on α-
glucosidase inhibitors (α-GIs) of microbial origin is receiving extensive attention. Raw …

Engineered butyrate-producing bacteria prevents high fat diet-induced obesity in mice

L Bai, M Gao, X Cheng, G Kang, X Cao… - Microbial Cell Factories, 2020 - Springer
Background Obesity is a major problem worldwide and severely affects public safety. As a
metabolite of gut microbiota, endogenous butyric acid participates in energy and material …

A comparative study of microbial community and functions of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with obesity and healthy people

TY Wang, XQ Zhang, AL Chen, J Zhang, BH Lv… - Applied microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
The gut microbiota is crucial in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
However, the metabolism of T2DM patients is not well-understood. We aimed to identify the …

Salazinic acid-derived depsidones and diphenylethers with α-glucosidase inhibitory activity from the lichen Parmotrema dilatatum

AP Devi, TH Duong, S Ferron, MA Beniddir… - Planta …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Three new depsidones, parmosidones F–G (1–2), and 8′-O-methylsalazinic acid (3), and 3
new diphenylethers, parmetherines A–C (4–6), together with 2 known congeners were …

Utilization of Cassava Wastewater for Low-Cost Production of Prodigiosin via Serratia marcescens TNU01 Fermentation and Its Novel Potent α-Glucosidase Inhibitory …

LT Tran, K Techato, VB Nguyen, SL Wang, AD Nguyen… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to reuse cassava wastewater (CW) for scaled-up production,
via the fermentation of prodigiosin (PG), and to conduct an evaluation of its bioactivities. PG …

Novel α-amylase inhibitor hemi-pyocyanin produced by microbial conversion of chitinous discards

TH Nguyen, SL Wang, AD Nguyen, MD Doan, TN Tran… - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
α-Amylase inhibitors (aAIs) have been applied for the efficient management of type 2
diabetes. The aim of this study was to search for potential aAIs produced by microbial …

The isolation of chitinase from Streptomyces thermocarboxydus and its application in the preparation of chitin oligomers

TN Tran, CT Doan, VB Nguyen, AD Nguyen… - Research on Chemical …, 2019 - Springer
Microbial chitinase has received great attention due to its medical, biological, and
agricultural applications. In this study, over 50 bacterial strains were isolated from …

Novel efficient bioprocessing of marine chitins into active anticancer prodigiosin

VB Nguyen, SP Chen, TH Nguyen, MT Nguyen… - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Marine chitins (MC) have been utilized for the production of vast array of bioactive products,
including chitooligomers, chitinase, chitosanase, antioxidants, anti-NO, and antidiabetic …

Bioproduction of prodigiosin from fishery processing waste shrimp heads and evaluation of its potential bioactivities

VB Nguyen, SL Wang, AD Nguyen, TQ Phan… - Fishes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this work was to reuse a fish processing waste, shrimp head powder (SHP), for
the production of prodigiosin (PG) via microbial technology and to assess its potential …