Chemical characterization and toxicity evaluation of fungal pigments for potential application in food, phamarceutical and agricultural industries

Concerns associated with the use of synthetic colourants backs the demand for natural colourants. Thus, the current study aimed at characterizing crude fungal pigments produced by Penicillium multicolour, P. canescens, Talaromyces verruculosus, Fusarium solani and P. herquie. This included their ant...

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Main Authors: Tumisi Beiri Jeremiah Molelekoa, Wilma Augustyn, Thierry Regnier, Laura Suzanne da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X2300075X