title: Biotransformation of Indigo Pigment by Indigenously Isolated Pseudomonas sp. HAV-1 and Assessment of Its Antioxidant Property.
abstract: Chemical synthesis of indigo poses harsh environmental hazards and adverse human health effects. This necessitates an environment-friendly and producer-friendly approach for indigo production. The present study was thus significant as it reports an indigenously isolated potential indigo pigment producing culture identified as Pseudomonas sp. HAV-1 with noteworthy antioxidant property. The bioindigo pigment was characterized using various analytical techniques. The pigment production was enhanced from 412 μg mL(-1) to 700 μg mL(-1) by optimizing the growth parameters. Furthermore, the antioxidant property of indigo pigment is hitherto unexplored. This property can significantly append to its therapeutic potential. The bioindigo pigment produced by Pseudomonas sp. HAV-1 depicted 2.2 μM ascorbic acid equivalent antioxidant property. More to the point, the present work addresses a footstep towards green production of indigo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science & Technology, Changa, Gujarat 388 421, India.
authors.forename: Aditi
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7950-9237
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dua
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Ashok & Rita Patel Institute of Integrated Studies and Research in Biotechnology and Allied Sciences (ARIBAS), Sardar Patel University, New Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat 388 121, India.
authors.forename: Kishor
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science & Technology, Changa, Gujarat 388 421, India.
authors.forename: Hilor
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3217-0720
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pathak