Seperation, identification and analysis of pigment (melanin) production in Streptomyces

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1131-1134

  Dastager, S G ^a,b   Li, Wen Jun ^a   Dayanand, A ^b   Tang, Shu Kun ^a   Tian, Xin Peng ^a   Zhi, Xiao Yang ^a   Xu, Li Hua ^a   Jiang, Cheng Lin ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GULBARGA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Melanin; Pigment; Streptomyeces; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CARBON; CAROTENOID; LEVODOPA; MELANIN; NITROGEN; PEPTONE; PIGMENT; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHEMICAL REACTION; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STREPTOMYCES;

STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 33745026764     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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