Actinobacterial melanins: Current status and perspective for the future

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1737-1750

  Manivasagan, Panchanathan ^a   Venkatesan, Jayachandran ^a   Sivakumar, Kannan ^b   Kim, Se Kwon ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Actinobacteria; Cosmetic; l Tyrosine; Melanins; Pigments; Streptomyces

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIES; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; L-TYROSINE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STREPTOMYCES;

AGRICULTURE; AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; COSMETICS; FREE RADICALS; PIGMENTS;

MELANIN;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HEXAPODA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOMYCES;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MELANIN;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FOOD INDUSTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACEUTICS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AGRICULTURE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FOOD INDUSTRY; MELANINS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 84884812898     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-013-1352-y     Document Type: Article

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