Microbial pigments as natural color sources: current trends and future perspectives

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 4669-4678

  Tuli, Hardeep S ^a   Chaudhary, Prachi ^a   Beniwal, Vikas ^a   Sharma, Anil K ^a  

^a MAHARISHI MARKANDESHWAR DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Chemical structure; Fermentation; Food; Microbial pigments; Natural colors

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; MICROORGANISMS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; MEDICAL FIELDS; NATURAL COLORS; NATURAL SOURCES; SYNTHETIC COLORS; SYNTHETIC PIGMENTS;

COLOR;

EID: 84938415635     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: 09758402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-014-1601-6     Document Type: Review

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