Development of Conditions of Surface Biosynthesis of Prodigiosin Pigment Serratia marcescens

Pigment biosynthesis in Serratia marcescens

Biosynthesis of prodigiosin, a secondary metabolite of Serratia marcescens.

Prodigiosenes (prodigiosin and prodigiosin-like pigments) are known to be synthesized by only one genus of Eubacteriales and by two genera of Actinomycetales. Biosynthesis by Serratia marcescens occurs over a relatively narrow range of temperatures, although the bacteria grow over a broad range. When cultures of S. marcescens were incubated at 27 C in 1.0% casein hydrolysate, viable count and p...

The biosynthesis of prodigiosin, the tripyrrylmethene pigment from Bacillus prodigiosus (Serratia marcescens).

Review of Prodigiosin, Pigmentation in Serratia marcescens

Prodigiosins, a family of natural red pigments characterized by a common pyrrolylpyrromethane skeleton, are produced by various bacteria that first characterized from Serratia marcescens. This pigment is a promising drug owing to its reported characteristics of having antifungal, immunosuppressive and anti-proliferative activity. From an industrial point of view to obtain optimal conditions to ...

Anti-biofouling activity of Prodigiosin, a pigment extracted from Serratia marcescens