Production of indigo-related pigments by Nocardia globerula

Authors: Itoh, K.¹; Aoki, S.²; Yatome, C.²

Source: Coloration Technology, Volume 115, Numbers 7-8, July/August 1999 , pp. 233-235(3)

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Abstract:

We have investigated the production of indigo-related pigments from indoles by Nocardia globerula IFO 13510. Three pigments (indigo, a structural isomer of indigo and an unidentified pigment), coproduced in liquid cultures, were isolated by thin-layer and high-pressure liquid chromatography. The production of the pigments was dependent on medium composition and on the indole concentration in the cultures. In addition, the production of NN′-dimethylindigo from 1-methylindole was observed in liquid cultures.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-4408.1999.tb00362.x

Affiliations: 1: Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute, 3-4-41 Rokuban, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya 456-0058, Japan 2: Dept of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1112, Japan

Publication date: 1999-07-01