Pitchiah Sivaperumal
Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IndiaPublications
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Research Article
Isolation of Melanin Pigment Producing Marine Actinobacterium of Streptomyces Isolated From Marine Sediment Samples and Their Antibacterial Activity
Author(s): Lakshminarayanan Arivarasu*, Pravalika Arunkumar and Pitchiah Sivaperumal
Introduction: Melanin is a pigment produced by organisms throughout all domains of life. In the vast majority of studies, melanin has been either chemically synthesized or isolated from animals. Marine organisms are the source of thousands of substances, which also have antibacterial and antifungal effects. Microbial mediated production is the best viable alternative to obtain melanin. This method has the advantage of being scalable and providing a good yield of melanin. Streptomyces is the largest genus of Actinobacteria and the type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae. Materials and method: The sediment samples were collected from parangipettai, Tamilnadu. The sediments were sundried for 24-48 hrs and turned into a fine powder with mortar and pestle. Isolation of Actinobacteria, Identification of marine actinobacteria, Pr.. Read More»