Melanin pigment of Streptomyces puniceus RHPR9 exhibits antibacterial, antioxidant and anticancer activities

The present study reveals the production of dark, extracellular melanin pigment (386 mg/L) on peptone yeast extract iron agar medium by Streptomyces puniceus RHPR9 using the gravimetric method. UV-Visible, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H) (NMR) spectroscopy conf...

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Main Authors: Ravinder Polapally, Manasa Mansani, Karthik Rajkumar, Sandeepta Burgula, Bee Hameeda, Alaa Alhazmi, Farkad Bantun, Atiah H. Almalki, Shafiul Haque, Hesham Ali El Enshasy, R. Z. Sayyed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9037932/?tool=EBI