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Wide Range Applications of Fungal Pigments in Textile Dyeing

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The textile industry makes extensive use of synthetic, non-renewable colors. However, using these synthetic pigments causes the release of toxic and hazardous substances into the environment. It is a difficult task to find new pigments made from natural materials, yet doing so opens up safer textile coloring methods. A lot of attention has been paid to microbial pigments lately, particularly fungal pigments because of how safe and inexpensive they are. The sustainable manufacture and biodegradable properties of fungi-derived pigments are further benefits of their use. Fungal pigments have the potential to be used in a variety of applications, including textile colorants. A potential remedy for the hazardous side effects of synthetic pigments will be the industrial application of novel biotechnological techniques for the synthesis of fungal pigmentation. Carotenoids, flavins, indigo, melanins, monastics, phenazines, quinones, and violacein are some of the most promising fungal pigments. The numerous fungal pigments and how they are used to dye textile fibers are covered in this chapter. This chapter also emphasizes how fungal pigments will likely be used in a variety of biotechnological applications in the future.

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Elkhateeb, W., Elnahas, M.O., Daba, G. (2023). Wide Range Applications of Fungal Pigments in Textile Dyeing. In: Satyanarayana, T., Deshmukh, S.K. (eds) Fungi and Fungal Products in Human Welfare and Biotechnology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8853-0_10

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