title: Filamentous fungi are large-scale producers of pigments and colorants for the food industry.
abstract: With globalization in the research trends, healthier life styles, and the growing market for the natural food colorants in the economically fast-growing countries all over the world, filamentous fungi are being investigated as readily available sources of chemically diverse colorants. With two selected examples, polyketide-Monascus-like pigments from the new fungal production strains, and the promising and yet unexplored hydroxy-anthraquinoid colorants, the present review highlights exciting recent findings, which may pave the way for alternative and/or additional biotechnological processes for the industrial production of natural food colorants of improved functionality. As an additional aspect, marine fungi are discussed as potential sources of novel pigments of numerous color hues and atypical chemical structures.
authors.affiliation: Université de La Réunion, Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments, Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Réunion Océan Indien, Département Innovation et Développement Agroalimentaire Intégré, 2 rue Joseph Wetzell, Parc Technologique Universitaire, F-97490 Sainte-Clotilde, Ile de La Réunion, France. Electronic address: laurent.dufosse@univ-reunion.fr.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dufossé
authors.affiliation: Université de La Réunion, Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments, Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Réunion Océan Indien, Département Innovation et Développement Agroalimentaire Intégré, 2 rue Joseph Wetzell, Parc Technologique Universitaire, F-97490 Sainte-Clotilde, Ile de La Réunion, France.
authors.forename: Mireille
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fouillaud
authors.affiliation: Université de La Réunion, Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments, Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Réunion Océan Indien, Département Innovation et Développement Agroalimentaire Intégré, 2 rue Joseph Wetzell, Parc Technologique Universitaire, F-97490 Sainte-Clotilde, Ile de La Réunion, France.
authors.forename: Yanis
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Caro
authors.affiliation: Formerly at Food Chemistry, Biotechnology and Nutrition Unit, Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche & DFB Center, Largo Donegani 2, 28100 Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Sameer A S
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mapari
authors.affiliation: Université de La Réunion, Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments, Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Réunion Océan Indien, Département Innovation et Développement Agroalimentaire Intégré, 2 rue Joseph Wetzell, Parc Technologique Universitaire, F-97490 Sainte-Clotilde, Ile de La Réunion, France; Agricultural Technology Department, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR), 35 Mu 3, Klong 5, Klong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
authors.forename: Nuthathai
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sutthiwong
mesh_terms: D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000378:metabolism; D059001:Aquatic Organisms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D005505:Food Coloring Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D019649:Food Industry / Q000379:methods*; D005658:Fungi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D061065:Polyketides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D005505:Food Coloring Agents; D009183:Mycotoxins; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D061065:Polyketides