Optimization of prodigiosin production by Serratia marcescens using crude glycerol and enhancing production using gamma radiation

Prodigiosin is a red pigment produced by Serratia marcescens. Prodigiosin is regarded as a promising drug owing to its reported characteristics of possessing anti-microbial, anti-cancer, and immunosuppressive activity. A factorial design was applied to generate a set of 32 experimental combinations...

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Main Authors: Nora M. Elkenawy, Aymen S. Yassin, Hala N. Elhifnawy, Magdy A. Amin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Biotechnology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215017X16300522