| Literature DB >> 21253897 |
M Durán1, A Faljoni-Alario, N Durán.
Abstract
C. violaceum appeared as important bacterium in different applications and mainly these aspects are related to the production of violacein. This review discusses the last reports on biosynthetic pathways, production, genetic aspects, biological activities, pathological effects, antipathogenic screening through quorum sensing, environmental effects and the products of C. violaceum with industrial interest. An important discussion is on biological applications in medicine and as industrial products such as textile and in cosmetics.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21253897 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-010-0088-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Folia Microbiol (Praha) ISSN: 0015-5632 Impact factor: 2.099