Background: An economical and integrated high-throughput primary screening strategy was developed for high-aerobic microbe Monascus purpureus cultivation. A novel and effective mixture culture method was proposed and used to realize the whole mutant library being high-throughput screened after mutagenesis. Results: The good correlation of fermentation results between differing-scale cultivation...

Encapsulation technique via spray drying can be employed to enhance the natural pigment’s properties. In this study, spray-dried microparticles containing red pigment (prodigiosin) extracted from Serratia marcescens was produced using κcarrageenan and maltodextrin as encapsulation agents. The effect of spray-drying parameters on the encapsulation yield (EY), particle size and color intensity of...

Dox medium which contains 1.0 g. NaNO3/l. (0.1 %). As the nitrate concentration is further increased, the growth, indicated by the mycelium yield and the production of solerotiose, is progressively reduced. While Fig. 1 indicates that maximum KCl consumption is obtained on media of low nitrate content, Fig. 2 shows a parallelism of sclerotiorine production with growth, in nitrate concentrations...

the present study is designed to evaluate the application of a simple method for rapid identification of malassezia furfur among other malassezia spp. based on production of a brownish-red pigment and its diffusion into the medium containing l-tryptophan as a sigle source of nitrogen.  91 strains of malassezia (20% m. furfur , 2% m. sympodialis , 5% m. obtosa and 73% m. globosa ) isolated from ...

Pigment Red3 was synthesized and chemically treated by sulphonation. The treatment, affected the surface chemistry and the shape of pigments. The effects of reaction time, temperature, Solvent/Pigment ratio and Acid/Pigment ratio were examined on the treated pigment. The investigation of experimental design based on Tauguchi method, was carried out. To assessment of treated particles, UV-visibl...

Phycocyanin denotes a photosynthetic pigment discovered in Rhodophyta and cyanobacteria, which has been used medical, industrial, agricultural applications. In general, phycocyanin production by cyanobacteria depends on many environmental conditions, mainly light during the cultivation period. The goal of this research was to see how various intensities 47, 52, as well 60 µmol m-2 s-1, affected...

BACKGROUND Astaxanthin is the most important and expensive carotenoid pigment used in aquaculture. Its commercial attractiveness is also related with its antioxidant potential. Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous yeast is considered to be promising for commercial production of astaxanthin. The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of the growth and astaxanthin production by X. dendrorh...

Background: Many common cancers, such as prostate, breast, and colon, are caused by harmful substances and compounds contained in processed foods, including nitrite-treated meats. The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of replacing sodium nitrite with Monascus purpureus pigment in sausage and to assess its antimicrobial, antioxidant, color, and sensory properties. Methods: The...