Natural Melanin Synthesized by Aureobasidium pullulans Using Food Wastes and its Characterization

Background and Objective: Food wastes cause economic losses and environmental problems. Hence, ability to transform food wastes into high-value added products is highly attractive. The aim of this study was to produce melanin pigments by fermentation that include wide potential uses in agriculture, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries using domestic wastes such as melon peel, watermelon peel and carrot peel and industrial by-products such as whey and molasses.