Poorniammal Rajendran, Prabhu Somasundaram, Dufossé Laurent, Kannan Jegatheesh
Department of Natural Resource Management, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Periyakulam 625 604, India.
Department of Plant Protection, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Periyakulam 625 604, India.
J Fungi (Basel). 2021 Aug 26;7(9):692. doi: 10.3390/jof7090692.
Pigments play a major role in many industries. Natural colors are usually much safer when compared to synthetic colors and may even possess some medicinal benefits. Synthetic colors are economical and can easily be produced compared to natural colors. In addition, raw plant materials for natural colors are limited and season dependent. Microorganisms provide an alternative source for natural colors and, among them, fungi provide a wide range of natural colorants that could easily be produced cheaply and with high yield. Along with pigment, some microbial strains are also capable of producing a number of mycotoxins. The commercial use of microbial pigments relies on the safety of colorants. This review provides a toxicity evaluation of pigments from fungal origins for food application.
色素在许多行业中发挥着重要作用。与合成色素相比，天然色素通常要安全得多，甚至可能具有一些药用价值。与天然色素相比，合成色素经济实惠且易于生产。此外，天然色素的植物原料有限且受季节影响。微生物为天然色素提供了另一种来源，其中真菌能提供种类繁多的天然色素，这些色素易于低成本、高产量地生产。除了色素外，一些微生物菌株还能够产生多种霉菌毒素。微生物色素的商业用途取决于色素的安全性。本文综述对来源于真菌的用于食品的色素进行了毒性评估。
