Melanin pigment derived from marine organisms and its industrial applications

Melanin is a complex group of natural pigment substance, and it shows excellent biological and biomedical applications which is commonly present in algae, fungi, bacteria, cephalopoda, and sea cucumber. From the past few decades, great attention has been given to melanin and its derivative for the product development in the area of medical, industrial, food and cosmetic industries. In addition, melanin plays an important in pharmaceutical product development in antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, immunomodulatory, radioprotective, and gastrointestinal benefits. In this review, we focus on melanin production from various marine species, summarized Purification and extraction strategies of various marine melanin with their analyzes and also their application in medical and industries.