Research Progress of Microbial Synthesis of Biomass Pigments

Abstract:

Biomass pigments are better than synthetic dyestuffs which are applied currently，especially the aspects concerning sustainability of source，environmental conservation during manufacture as well as ecology dyed textiles. Biomass pigments are synthesized from organism，and microorganisms pigments are more potential than dyestuffs extracted from animals and plants in the aspect of industrialized application. The paper reviews the preparation of microbial synthesis with respect to some kinds of significant biomass pigments，analyzes the precursors of biosynthesis of dyestuffs，presents microorganism species that could synthesize pigments，elaborates the biosynthesis pathways of pigments as well as relevant enzymes，analyzes synthetic efficiency of biomass pigments as well as application condition currently，and looks into the perspective biomass dyestuffs via bioconversion.