Colors of life: a review on fungal pigments

Production of high-value bioproducts enriched with γ-linolenic acid and β-carotene by filamentous fungi Umbelopsis isabellina using solid-state fermentations

(2020) Ondrej Slaný et al.   ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY

Microbial dyes: dyeing of poplar veneer with melanin secreted by Lasiodiplodia theobromae isolated from wood

(2020) Yuansong Liu et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Investigation of the mycelial morphology of Monascus and the expression of pigment biosynthetic genes in high-salt-stress fermentation

(2020) Gong Chen et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Metabolic engineering of β-carotene biosynthesis in Yarrowia lipolytica

(2020) Xin-Kai Zhang et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Pulsed electric field‐assisted extraction of valuable compounds from microorganisms

(2020) Juan M. Martínez et al.   COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY

Laccase Properties, Physiological Functions, and Evolution

(2020) Grzegorz Janusz et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Dual production of polyunsaturated fatty acids and beta-carotene with Mucor wosnessenskii by the process of solid-state fermentation using agro-industrial waste

(2020) Tatiana Klempová et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Production of riboflavin and related cofactors by biotechnological processes

(2020) Shuang Liu et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Stain capacity of three fungi on two fast-growing wood

(2020) Taize Song et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH

Optimization of fungi co-fermentation for improving anthraquinone contents and antioxidant activity using artificial neural networks

(2020) Jiao Yang et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Azaphilones from the Red Sea Fungus Aspergillus falconensis

(2020) Dina H. El-Kashef et al.   Marine Drugs

Expression of yeast homolog of the mammal BCRP gene coding for riboflavin efflux protein activates vitamin B 2 production in the flavinogenic yeast Candida famata

(2020) Andriy O. Tsyrulnyk et al.   YEAST

Fungi as a Potential Source of Pigments: Harnessing Filamentous Fungi

(2020) Rishu Kalra et al.   Frontiers in Chemistry

A New Azaphilone Derivative from the Monascus kaoliang Fermented Rice

(2019) Ming-Jen Cheng et al.   CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS

Astaxanthin production by Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous growing on a low cost substrate

(2019) Teresa Gervasi et al.   AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS

The structural unit of melanin in the cell wall of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

(2019) Emma Camacho et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Two transcription factors cooperatively regulate DHN melanin biosynthesis and development in Pestalotiopsis fici

(2019) Peng Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The amazing potential of fungi: 50 ways we can exploit fungi industrially

(2019) Kevin D. Hyde et al.   FUNGAL DIVERSITY

Lipid and Carotenoid Production by Rhodotorula glutinis with a Combined Cultivation Mode of Nitrogen, Sulfur, and Aluminium Stress

(2019) Nora Elfeky et al.   Applied Sciences-Basel

Biological Effects of Food Coloring in In Vivo and In Vitro Model Systems

(2019) Rocío Merinas-Amo et al.   Foods

Improved Lycopene Production from Different Substrates by Mated Fermentation of Blakeslea Trispora

(2019) Ayse Sevgili et al.   Foods

Azaphilone pigments and macrodiolides from the coprophilous fungus Coniella fragariae

(2019) Haiqian Yu et al.   FITOTERAPIA

Characterization of melanin and optimal conditions for pigment production by an endophytic fungus, Spissiomyces endophytica SDBR-CMU319

(2019) Nakarin Suwannarach et al.   PLoS One

Combining submerged and solid state fermentation to convert waste bread into protein and pigment using the edible filamentous fungus N. intermedia

(2019) Rebecca Gmoser et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Prospective of Monascus Pigments as an Additive to Commercial Sunscreens

(2019) Sunil H. Koli et al.   Natural Product Communications

Talaromyces australis and Penicillium murcianum pigment production in optimized liquid cultures and evaluation of their cytotoxicity in textile applications

(2019) Vicente A. Hernández et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Fungal Pigments and Their Prospects in Different Industries

(2019) Ajay C. Lagashetti et al.   Microorganisms

Enhancement of Astaxanthin Biosynthesis in Oleaginous Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica via Microalgal Pathway

(2019) Larissa Ribeiro Ramos Tramontin et al.   Microorganisms

Quorum sensing involvement in response surface methodology for optimisation of sclerotiorin production by Penicillium sclerotiorum in shaken flasks and bioreactors

(2019) Rana Amache et al.   ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY

Metabolic engineering of Ashbya gossypii for enhanced FAD production through promoter replacement of FMN1 gene

(2019) Manan V. Patel et al.   ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY

The Antifungal Activity of Naphthoquinones: An Integrative Review

(2018) DÉBORA O. FUTURO et al.   ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS

The filamentous fungal pellet—relationship between morphology and productivity

(2018) Lukas Veiter et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

The regulation mechanisms of soluble starch and glycerol for production of azaphilone pigments in Monascus purpureus FAFU618 as revealed by comparative proteomic and transcriptional analyses

(2018) Zi-Rui Huang et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Modified rotary biofilm reactor: A new tool for enhanced carotene productivity by Blakeslea trispora

(2018) Triantafyllos Roukas   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Red colourants from filamentous fungi: Are they ready for the food industry?

(2018) Laurent Dufossé   JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS

Partial characterization of the pigments produced by the marine-derived fungus Talaromyces albobiverticillius 30548. Towards a new fungal red colorant for the food industry

(2018) Mekala Venkatachalam et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS

Production of pigments from the tropical marine-derived fungi Talaromyces albobiverticillius : New resources for natural red-colored metabolites

(2018) Mekala Venkatachalam et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS

Chlorinated Azaphilone Pigments with Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activities Isolated from the Deep Sea Derived Fungus Chaetomium sp. NA-S01-R1

(2018) Weiyi Wang et al.   Marine Drugs

Improved riboflavin production with Ashbya gossypii from vegetable oil based on 13 C metabolic network analysis with combined labeling analysis by GC/MS, LC/MS, 1D, and 2D NMR

(2018) Susanne Katharina Schwechheimer et al.   METABOLIC ENGINEERING

Torulene and torularhodin: “new” fungal carotenoids for industry?

(2018) Anna M. Kot et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Beneficial Effects of Monascus sp. KCCM 10093 Pigments and Derivatives: A Mini Review

(2018) Daehwan Kim et al.   MOLECULES

New 1, 2-naphthoquinone-derived pigments from the mycobiont of lichen Trypethelium eluteriae Sprengel

(2018) Buddha Bahadur Basnet et al.   NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH

Marine fungi: An untapped bioresource for future cosmeceuticals

(2018) Shivankar Agrawal et al.   Phytochemistry Letters

Optimizing β-carotene production by Blakeslea trispora using bug damaged wheat

(2018) Serap Durakli Velioglu et al.   Pigment & Resin Technology

Azaphilone and Isocoumarin Derivatives from the Sponge-Derived Fungus Eupenicillium sp. 6A-9

(2018) Bin-Bin Gu et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Synthetic Biology Expands the Industrial Potential of Yarrowia lipolytica

(2018) Kelly A. Markham et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Investigation of Citrinin and Pigment Biosynthesis Mechanisms in Monascus purpureus by Transcriptomic Analysis

(2018) Bin Liang et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

New Azaphilones from Nigrospora oryzae Co-Cultured with Beauveria bassiana

(2018) Zhuo-Xi Zhang et al.   MOLECULES

Two Classes of Pigments, Carotenoids and C-Phycocyanin, in Spirulina Powder and Their Antioxidant Activities

(2018) Woo Park et al.   MOLECULES

Riboflavin and pantothenic acid biosynthesis are crucial for iron homeostasis and virulence in the pathogenic mold Aspergillus fumigatus

(2018) Anna-Maria Dietl et al.   Virulence

Engineered Microorganisms for the Production of Food Additives Approved by the European Union—A Systematic Analysis

(2018) Nicolai Kallscheuer   Frontiers in Microbiology

Isolation of two novel purple naphthoquinone pigments concomitant with the bioactive red bikaverin and derivates thereof produced by Fusarium oxysporum

(2018) Juliana Lebeau et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS

Gene cluster conservation identifies melanin and perylenequinone biosynthesis pathways in multiple plant pathogenic fungi

(2018) Malaika K. Ebert et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Scalable Biosynthesis of Melanin by the Basidiomycete Armillaria cepistipes

(2018) Javier Ribera et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Diversifying of Chemical Structure of Native Monascus Pigments

(2018) Lujie Liu et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Enhanced production of natural yellow pigments from Monascus purpureus by liquid culture: The relationship between fermentation conditions and mycelial morphology

(2017) Jun Lv et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Methods for genetic transformation of filamentous fungi

(2017) Dandan Li et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) increases drought tolerance of Agaricus bisporus

(2017) Alexander Guhr et al.   MYCOLOGIA

Comparative proteomic analysis between nitrogen supplemented and starved conditions in Magnaporthe oryzae

(2017) Yeonyee Oh et al.   Proteome Science

Orange, red, yellow: biosynthesis of azaphilone pigments in Monascus fungi

(2017) Wanping Chen et al.   Chemical Science

Fungal and Bacterial Pigments: Secondary Metabolites with Wide Applications

(2017) Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Functions of fungal melanin beyond virulence

(2017) Radames J.B. Cordero et al.   Fungal Biology Reviews

Production of food colourants by filamentous fungi

(2016) N Ogbonna Christiana   African Journal of Microbiology Research

Waste cooking oil: A new substrate for carotene production by Blakeslea trispora in submerged fermentation

(2016) Konstantina Nanou et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Fermentative Production of Melanin by Auricularia auricula

(2016) Yu Zou et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION

Bioproduction of riboflavin: a bright yellow history

(2016) José Luis Revuelta et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Anthraquinones and Derivatives from Marine-Derived Fungi: Structural Diversity and Selected Biological Activities

(2016) Mireille Fouillaud et al.   Marine Drugs

Enhancement of astaxanthin production in Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous by efficient method for the complete deletion of genes

(2016) Keisuke Yamamoto et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Review of anthraquinone applications for pest management and agricultural crop protection

(2016) Shelagh T DeLiberto et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Elucidation of cladofulvin biosynthesis reveals a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase required for anthraquinone dimerization

(2016) Scott Griffiths et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Production of bikaverin by a Fusarium fujikuroi mutant in submerged cultures

(2016) G. J. Lale et al.   AMB Express

A study on biological activity of marine fungi from different habitats in coastal regions

(2016) Songlin Zhou et al.   SpringerPlus

Food additives: production of microbial pigments and their antioxidant properties

(2016) Poonam Singh Nigam et al.   Current Opinion in Food Science

Effect of Light Wavelengths and Coherence on Growth, Enzymes Activity, and Melanin Accumulation of Liquid-Cultured Inonotus obliquus (Ach.:Pers.) Pilát

(2015) Natalia Poyedinok et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Production and Characterization of Melanin by Submerged Culture of Culinary and Medicinal Fungi Auricularia auricula

(2015) Min Zhang et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Exploration of industrially important pigments from soil fungi

(2015) P. Akilandeswari et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Ashbya gossypii beyond industrial riboflavin production: A historical perspective and emerging biotechnological applications

(2015) Tatiana Q. Aguiar et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Regulation of secondary metabolite production in the fungal tomato pathogen Cladosporium fulvum

(2015) Scott Griffiths et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

DHN melanin biosynthesis in the plant pathogenic fungusBotrytis cinereais based on two developmentally regulated key enzyme (PKS)-encoding genes

(2015) Julia Schumacher   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Production of microbial pigments utilizing agro-industrial waste: a review

(2015) Reeba Panesar et al.   Current Opinion in Food Science

From Cheese Whey to Carotenes by Blakeslea trispora in a Bubble Column Reactor

(2014) Triantafyllos Roukas et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Pigments extracted from the wood-staining fungiChlorociboria aeruginosa, Scytalidium cuboideum, andS. ganodermophthorumshow potential for use as textile dyes

(2014) Genevieve Weber et al.   COLORATION TECHNOLOGY

Biological roles of fungal carotenoids

(2014) Javier Avalos et al.   CURRENT GENETICS

l-Dihydroxyphenylalanine induces melanin production by members of the genusTrichosporon

(2014) Maria Helena Galdino Figueiredo-Carvalho et al.   FEMS YEAST RESEARCH

Surface Structure Characterization of Aspergillus fumigatus Conidia Mutated in the Melanin Synthesis Pathway and Their Human Cellular Immune Response

(2014) Jagadeesh Bayry et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Microbial pigments as natural color sources: current trends and future perspectives

(2014) Hardeep S. Tuli et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE

Metabolic and bioprocess engineering of the yeast Candida famata for FAD production

(2014) Valentyna Y. Yatsyshyn et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biotechnological production of carotenoids by yeasts: an overview

(2014) Luis Mata-Gómez et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Biosynthesis of β-carotene in engineered E. coli using the MEP and MVA pathways

(2014) Jianming Yang et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Bioprospecting of Amazon soil fungi with the potential for pigment production

(2014) Jessyca dos Reis Celestino et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Carotenoid production by Rhodotorula glutinis YB-252 in solid-state fermentation

(2014) Ayerim Hernández-Almanza et al.   Food Bioscience

Color Psychology: Effects of Perceiving Color on Psychological Functioning in Humans

(2013) Andrew J. Elliot et al.   Annual Review of Psychology

Early and Late Trisporoids Differentially Regulate β-Carotene Production and Gene Transcript Levels in the Mucoralean Fungi Blakeslea trispora and Mucor mucedo

(2013) Yamuna Sahadevan et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Fungal anthraquinones

(2013) N. N. Gessler et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY

Biosynthesis of gamma-linolenic acid and beta-carotene byZygomycetesfungi

(2013) Tatiana Klempova et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Filamentous fungi are large-scale producers of pigments and colorants for the food industry

(2013) Laurent Dufossé et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Production of citrinin-free Monascus pigments by submerged culture at low pH

(2013) Biyu Kang et al.   ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY

Laccases Involved in 1,8-Dihydroxynaphthalene Melanin Biosynthesis in Aspergillus fumigatus Are Regulated by Developmental Factors and Copper Homeostasis

(2013) Srijana Upadhyay et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Construction and fed-batch cultivation of Candida famata with enhanced riboflavin production

(2013) Kostyantyn Dmytruk et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Talaromyces atroroseus, a New Species Efficiently Producing Industrially Relevant Red Pigments

(2013) Jens C. Frisvad et al.   PLoS One

γ Actinorhodin a natural and attorney source for synthetic dye to detect acid production of fungi

(2013) Deene Manikprabhu et al.   SAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Isolation and characterization of an Ashbya gossypii mutant for improved riboflavin production

(2012) Shiping Wei et al.   BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Cancer Chemoprevention by Carotenoids

(2012) Takuji Tanaka et al.   MOLECULES

A Relationship between Carotenoid Accumulation and the Distribution of Species of the Fungus Neurospora in Spain

(2012) Eva M. Luque et al.   PLoS One

CAROTENOIDS PRODUCTION IN DIFFERENT CULTURE CONDITIONS BYSporidiobolus pararoseus

(2012) Mei Han et al.   PREPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Candida famata (Candida flareri)

(2012) Kostyantyn V. Dmytruk et al.   YEAST

Improved riboflavin production by Eremothecium ashbyii using glucose and yeast extract

(2011) Cheng   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Utilizing pigment-producing fungi to add commercial value to American beech (Fagus grandifolia)

(2011) Sara C. Robinson et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Improved lycopene production by Blakeslea trispora with isopentenyl compounds and metabolic precursors

(2011) Yan-qiu Shi et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Riboflavin production by Ashbya gossypii

(2011) Tatsuya Kato et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Repeated-batch Cultivation of Encapsulated Monascus purpureus by Polyelectrolyte Complex for Natural Pigment Production

(2011) Jiefeng LIU et al.   CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

The MAT1-2-1 mating-type gene upregulates photo-inducible carotenoid biosynthesis in Fusarium verticillioides

(2011) Attila L. Ádám et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Technological Aspects of β-Carotene Production

(2011) Bernardo Dias Ribeiro et al.   Food and Bioprocess Technology

Genetic Control of Biosynthesis and Transport of Riboflavin and Flavin Nucleotides and Construction of Robust Biotechnological Producers

(2011) C. A. Abbas et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Azaphilones: a class of fungal metabolites with diverse biological activities

(2010) Natalia Osmanova et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Fungal polyketide azaphilone pigments as future natural food colorants?

(2010) Sameer A.S. Mapari et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Light regulation of metabolic pathways in fungi

(2009) Doris Tisch et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Structure elucidation and NMR assignments for three anthraquinone derivatives from the marine fungusFusariumsp. (No. ZH-210)

(2009) Yiguang Chen et al.   MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY

Overexpression of the riboflavin biosynthetic pathway in Pichia pastoris

(2008) Hans Marx et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Theylo-1gene encodes an aldehyde dehydrogenase responsible for the last reaction in theNeurosporacarotenoid pathway

(2008) Alejandro F. Estrada et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Kinetic of the gibberellic acid and bikaverin production in an airlift bioreactor

(2008) Ma. del Carmen Chavez-Parga et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY