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Melanins are common biopolymers reported to contribute to various metabolic processes and to defend species against environmental stresses. Melanins have gained growing attention in the last decade for their application in organic semiconductors and bioelectronics, drug delivery, photoprotection and bioremediation of the environment. In this analysis, bacterial metabolite capable of producing melanin was isolated from broth. On the phenotypic characterization, the melanin production activity of the metabolite was examined.
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Chelliah, R., Oh, DH. (2022). Screening of Microbes for the Production of Pigment (Melanin). In: Dharumadurai, D. (eds) Methods in Actinobacteriology. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1728-1_98
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