Prodigiosin Production by Serratia marcescens UCP 1549 Using Renewable-Resources as a Low Cost Substrate

Prodigiosin Production by Serratia marcescens UCP 1549 Using Renewable-Resources as a Low Cost Substrate

A new strain of Serratia marcescens UCP1459 isolated from a semi-arid soil produced the natural red pigment prodigiosin, characterized by an uncommon pyrrolylpyrromethane skeleton. Prodigiosin is a promising drug due to its reported antifungal, immunosuppressive and anti-proliferative activities. Th...

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Main Authors: Galba M. Campos Takaki, Helvia W. Casullo de Araújo, K. Fukushima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-10-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
prodigiosin
Serratia marcescens
corn steep liquor
cassava liquid waste
mannitol
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/10/6931/

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