Optimization of melanin pigment production from the halotolerant black yeast Hortaea werneckii AS1 isolated from solar salter in Alexandria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Melanins are one of the magnificent natural pigments synthesized by a wide range of microorganisms including different species of fungi and bacteria. Marine black yeasts appear to be potential prospects for the synthesis of natural melanin pigment. As a result, the goal of this research was to isolate a marine black yeast melanin-producing strain and improve the culturing conditions in order to maximize the yield of such a valuable pigment.

Results

Among five locally isolated black yeast strains, the only one that demonstrated a potent remarkable melanin pigment production was identified using ITS rDNA as Hortaea werneckii AS1. The extracted pigment's physiochemical characterization and analytical investigation with Ultraviolet-Visible (UV) spectrophotometry, Four

SUBMITTER: Elsayis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8991569 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature