Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2008 May-Jun;24(3):742-7.
doi: 10.1021/bp070481r. Epub 2008 May 17.

Antibacterial colorants: characterization of prodiginines and their applications on textile materials

Farzaneh Alihosseini  1 , Kou-San Ju, Jozsef Lango, Bruce D Hammock, Gang Sun
Affiliations

Antibacterial colorants: characterization of prodiginines and their applications on textile materials

Farzaneh Alihosseini et al. Biotechnol Prog. 2008 May-Jun.

Abstract

A strain of Vibrio sp. isolated from marine sediments produced large quantities of bright red pigments that could be used to dye many fibers including wool, nylon, acrylics, and silk. Characterization of the pigments by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) revealed three prodiginine-like structures with nonpolar characteristics and low molecular mass. UV-visible spectra of the major constituent in methanol solution showed absorbance at lambda max 530 nm wavelength. The accurate mass result showed that the main isolated product has a molecular mass of m/z 323.1997. Further analysis using mass fragmentation (MS/MS), 1H NMR, COSY, HMQC NMR and DEPT confirmed the detailed structure of the pigment with an elementary composition of C20H25N3O. Fabrics dyed with the microbial prodiginines demonstrated antibacterial activity.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Structural analysis of the red pigments: (a) chromatogram of the red pigment extract, (b) UV–vis absorbance spectra of a methanol extract, (c) ESI-MS/MS spectra.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Mass spectrometric analysis (MS/MS in product mode) of the red pigments: (a) C1 component and (b) C3 component.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Colored multifibers fabric with the red pigments from Vibrio sp. strain KSJ45.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Stability of pigments under dyeing conditions.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Mapari SAS, Nielsen KF, Larsen TO, Frisvad JC, Meyer AS, Thrane U. Exploring fungal biodiversity for the production of water-soluble pigments as potential natural food colorants. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 2005;16(2):109–238. - PubMed
    1. Raisanen R, Nousiainen P, Hynninen PH. Dermocibin and 5-chlorodermorubin natural anthraquinone carboxylic acids as colorants for wool. Textile Res. J. 2002;72(11):973–976.
    1. Durán N, Teixeira MFS, Conti R, Esposito E. Ecological-friendly pigments from fungi. Crit. ReV. Food Sci. Nutr. 2002;42(1):53–66. De. - PubMed
    1. Hobson DK, Wales DS. Green colorants. J. Soc. Dyers Colour. 1998;114:42–44.
    1. Frandsen RJN, Nielsen NJ, Maolanon N, Sørensen JC, Olsson S, Nielsen J, Giese H. The biosynthetic pathway for aurofusarin in Fusarium graminearum reveals a close link between the naphthoquinones and naphthopyrones. Mol. Microbiol. 2006;61(4):1069–1080. - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms