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Review

An Overview on Industrial and Medical Applications of Bio-Pigments Synthesized by Marine Bacteria

by
Ali Nawaz
1,
Rida Chaudhary
1,
Zinnia Shah
1,
Laurent Dufossé
2,*,
Mireille Fouillaud
2,
Hamid Mukhtar
1 and
Ikram ul Haq
1
1
Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, GC University Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
2
CHEMBIOPRO Lab, ESIROI Agroalimentaire, University of Réunion Island, 97400 Saint-Denis, France
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Microorganisms 2021, 9(1), 11; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9010011
Submission received: 9 November 2020 / Revised: 17 December 2020 / Accepted: 18 December 2020 / Published: 22 December 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microbial Secondary Metabolites and Biotechnology)
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Abstract

Marine bacterial species contribute to a significant part of the oceanic population, which substantially produces biologically effectual moieties having various medical and industrial applications. The use of marine-derived bacterial pigments displays a snowballing effect in recent times, being natural, environmentally safe, and health beneficial compounds. Although isolating marine bacteria is a strenuous task, these are still a compelling subject for researchers, due to their promising avenues for numerous applications. Marine-derived bacterial pigments serve as valuable products in the food, pharmaceutical, textile, and cosmetic industries due to their beneficial attributes, including anticancer, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and cytotoxic activities. Biodegradability and higher environmental compatibility further strengthen the use of marine bio-pigments over artificially acquired colored molecules. Besides that, hazardous effects associated with the consumption of synthetic colors further substantiated the use of marine dyes as color additives in industries as well. This review sheds light on marine bacterial sources of pigmented compounds along with their industrial applicability and therapeutic insights based on the data available in the literature. It also encompasses the need for introducing bacterial bio-pigments in global pigment industry, highlighting their future potential, aiming to contribute to the worldwide economy.
Keywords: natural colors; bio-pigments; quorum sensing; marine bacteria; biosynthesis; biological activities; industrial applications; therapeutic insights; global pigment market natural colors; bio-pigments; quorum sensing; marine bacteria; biosynthesis; biological activities; industrial applications; therapeutic insights; global pigment market

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Nawaz, A.; Chaudhary, R.; Shah, Z.; Dufossé, L.; Fouillaud, M.; Mukhtar, H.; ul Haq, I. An Overview on Industrial and Medical Applications of Bio-Pigments Synthesized by Marine Bacteria. Microorganisms 2021, 9, 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9010011

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Nawaz A, Chaudhary R, Shah Z, Dufossé L, Fouillaud M, Mukhtar H, ul Haq I. An Overview on Industrial and Medical Applications of Bio-Pigments Synthesized by Marine Bacteria. Microorganisms. 2021; 9(1):11. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9010011

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Nawaz, Ali, Rida Chaudhary, Zinnia Shah, Laurent Dufossé, Mireille Fouillaud, Hamid Mukhtar, and Ikram ul Haq. 2021. "An Overview on Industrial and Medical Applications of Bio-Pigments Synthesized by Marine Bacteria" Microorganisms 9, no. 1: 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9010011

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Nawaz, A., Chaudhary, R., Shah, Z., Dufossé, L., Fouillaud, M., Mukhtar, H., & ul Haq, I. (2021). An Overview on Industrial and Medical Applications of Bio-Pigments Synthesized by Marine Bacteria. Microorganisms, 9(1), 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9010011

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