Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Solid-state fermentation of pigment producing endophytic fungus Fusarium solani from Madiwala lake and its toxicity studies Subject The topic of the resource Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Cytotoxicity; Endophytic fungus; Fusarium solani; Green synthesis; Natural colors; Pigment; Silver nanoparticles; Synthetic colors Description An account of the resource Several consumer products look enticing due to colors and there has been a demand for colors for various applications ever since human civilization started. Although in the primitive days, humans had used natural colors, the wake of the industrial revolution saw the excessive use of diverse types of synthetic colors. Although it looked very fancy initially, slowly scientists discovered the dangers of large-scale use of these colorants. The current demand is for natural colors, and hence, there is a scope for sources of natural colors from biosources. The present study involved the isolation of an endophytic fungus, Fusarium solani producing a red pigment from the polluted waters of Madiwala lake in Bangalore. The fungal extract showed good antimicrobial and moderate antioxidant properties. Cytotoxicity assays using brine shrimps proved negligible toxicity which is a positive trait for natural colorants for safer applications in industries. Media optimization and solid state fermentation were carried out to improve the yield of the fungal pigment and also to formulate a cheaper media for fungal multiplication and pigment production. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles was also carried out with the fungal extract and the nanoparticles were characterized. Thus, the present study provides an option for the extraction of environment friendly natural colorant from the fungus F. solani for potential industrial applications. 2024 Bhoomika Prakash Poornamath, et al. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Poornamath B.P.; Sarojini S.; Jayaram S.; Biswas S.; Kaloor A.; Umesh M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Vol-12, No. 2, pp. 264-272. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Open Science Publishers LLP Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.7324/JABB.2024.143030" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.7324/JABB.2024.143030</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85185946290&amp;doi=10.7324%2FJABB.2024.143030&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=029a8e30a9f08c328888c27ad7d53d04" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85185946290&amp;doi=10.7324%2fJABB.2024.143030&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=029a8e30a9f08c328888c27ad7d53d04</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 2347212X | LS; 2023-2024; Vol-2; 0645-0646 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Poornamath B.P., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Sarojini S., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Jayaram S., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Biswas S., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Kaloor A., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Umesh M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India