Microbial melanins for radioprotection and bioremediation

Radames J B Cordero; Raghav Vij; Arturo Casadevall

doi:10.1111/1751-7915.12807

Microbial melanins for radioprotection and bioremediation

Microb Biotechnol. 2017 Sep;10(5):1186-1190. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12807. Epub 2017 Aug 14.

Authors

Radames J B Cordero¹, Raghav Vij¹, Arturo Casadevall¹

Affiliation

¹ W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.

Abstract

Microbial melanins provide a biocompatible and scalable approach for bioremediation and radioprotection technologies due to their physicochemical properties.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Biodegradation, Environmental
Fungi / chemistry
Fungi / metabolism*
Fungi / radiation effects
Melanins / biosynthesis*
Melanins / chemistry
Metals / metabolism
Radiation-Protective Agents / chemistry
Radiation-Protective Agents / metabolism*
Radioisotopes / metabolism

Substances

Melanins
Metals
Radiation-Protective Agents
Radioisotopes

Grants and funding

R01 AI052733/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States