Current perspective on bacterial pigments: emerging sustainable compounds with coloring and biological properties for the industry - an incisive evaluation

• Main Authors: Venil, Chidambaram Kulandaisamy, Aruldass, Claira Arul, Dufossé, Laurent, Zakaria, Zainul Akmar, Ahmad, Wan Azlina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2014
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/52273/1/ChidambaramKulandaisamyVenil2014_Currentperspectiveonbacterial.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/52273/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ra06162d

The current inclination towards exploiting bacterial pigments for various coloring functions, like food, cloth, painting, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, plastics etc. is a well-recognized aspect. Nevertheless, the current bacterial pigment productions are not effective to meet their industrial needs. C...