Isolation and characterization of melanin pigment from Pleurotus cystidiosus (telomorph of Antromycopsis macrocarpa)

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2125-2131

  Selvakumar, P ^a   Rajasekar, S ^a   Periasamy, K ^a   Raaman, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Antromycopsis macrocarpa; Basidiomycetes; Melanin; Mushroom; Pigment; Pleurotus cystidiosus

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ALGAE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FRUITS; PAINT; POLYSACCHARIDES; VALUE ENGINEERING;

ACID TREATMENTS; AGAR PLATES; ANTROMYCOPSIS MACROCARPA; BASIDIOMYCETES; BLACK PIGMENTS; CELL EXTENSION; CHEMICAL-; CONTINUOUS LIGHT; EPR SPECTRUM; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; LIQUID DROPLETS; MACROCARPA; MELANIN; MUSHROOM; PIGMENT; PIGMENT PRODUCTION; PLEUROTUS; PLEUROTUS CYSTIDIOSUS; POTATO DEXTROSE AGAR MEDIUM;

FUNGI;

ANTROMYCOPSIS MACROCARPA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; PLEUROTUS; PLEUROTUS CYSTIDIOSUS; PLEUROTUS CYSTIDIOSUS VAR. FORMOSENSIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 50249098731     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9718-2     Document Type: Article

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