Filamentous ascomycetes fungi as a source of natural pigments
Abstract Filamentous fungi, including the ascomycetes Monascus, Fusarium, Penicillium and Neurospora, are being explored as novel sources of natural pigments with biological functionality for food, feed and cosmetic applications. Such edible fungi can be used in biorefineries for the production of e...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Fungal Biology and Biotechnology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40694-017-0033-2 |