• Vyas, M. M
• Raul, O. S.
• Narker, O. N.
• Mapari, S. A. S.

Natural colorants are preferred over synthetic colorants owing to their tremendous marketing potential and healthy image [kumar et al.]. Fungal pigment production offers higher yields, varied color range and independence over agro-climatic conditions, and thereby minimizing batch to batch variations. Pigment producing ability of filamentous fungi was tested. Five different lab strains of filamentous fungi were used in present study. Pigment production was assessed on five different solid media. Pigment producing ability was expressed in Sabouraud’s dextrose agar and Czapek yeast extract agar, by two different fungal strains. One of them expressed pigment production in Czapek'sdox broth. Extraction of pigments was performed using polar and non-polar solvents from both solid and liquid media. One of the fungal strains produced extracellular pigment in solid media which was extracted in methanol, while intracellular pigments were extracted in hexane. Also, extracellular Polar pigments were produced in liquid media. Crude pigment extracts were characterized spectrophotometrically. The present study brought out two promising pigment producing fungal strains and their water soluble colorants. Further work is in progress in terms of toxicity evaluation of crude pigment extract and process optimization for optimal pigment production[Nielsen S. R.et al. 2002].

Natural colorants, filamentous fungi, solid and liquid growth medium,pigment, polar and non-polar solvents.

"PRODUCTION OF FUNGAL PIGMENTS AS POTENTIAL NATURAL COLORANTS FOR VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.10-16, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905I02.pdf

"PRODUCTION OF FUNGAL PIGMENTS AS POTENTIAL NATURAL COLORANTS FOR VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp10-16, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905I02.pdf