Assessment of process parameters influencing the enhanced production of prodigiosin from Serratia marcescens and evaluation of its antimicrobial, antioxidant and dyeing potentials
Aims: Prodigiosin is a bright red pigment produced by certain strains of Serratia marcescens, characterized by a common pyrrolylpyrromethane skeleton. This pigment is found to possess antibacterial, antifungal, immunosuppressive and antiproliferative activity. The present study aimed at designing pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Society for Microbiology
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://web.usm.my/mjm/issues/vol8no2/Research%208.pdf |