Abstract

PIGMENT PRODUCING BACTERIA AND ITS APPLICATION IN VARIOUS FIELD

Priti S. Durgade*, Pratiksha P. Jadhav, Tayyaba I. Shaikh and Minal M. Trivedi

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Abstract

This review is an overview to study about the pigments produced by bacteria. Pigments come in a wide variety of colours, textures & gradient. Non-toxic nature of pigments produced by numerous microorganisms make them environment-friendly for its use in dye, foodstuff, pharmacy, textiles, cosmetics and other industrial purposes. Natural pigments produced from biological origin have medicinal & industrial importance as they are used as an antioxidant, antimicrobial, additives, colour intensifiers, and anticancer as well as they are economically beneficial. This study focuses at reviewing pigment produced by bacteria and its application in various fields.

Keywords: Bacterial pigments, Quinones, prodigiosin, Serratia, synthetic colour, carotenoids, dyeing.