Subject area	Biotechnology
More specific subject area	Pigment Biology, Bacterial Melanins
Type of data	Table (SPF data), Figures ( FT-IR, Proton NMR, EPR, TGA, Phase contrast microscopy)
How data was acquired	FT-IR (Thermo Nicolet, Avatar 370),
	NMR (Bruker Avance III, 400 MHz),
	EPR (JEOL Model JES FA200),
	TGA (Perkin Elmer, Diamond TG/DTA),
	Microplate reader (ErbaLisaScan II)
Data format	Analyzed (Statistical significance of the experiments was determined by one-way ANOVA using GraphPad Prism Software. At 95% confidence interval, p<0.05 were considered to be significant)
Experimental factors	Sun Protection factor and Cytotoxicity
Experimental features	Production of melanin, Characterization of melanin using FT-IR, NMR EPR and DPPH assay, Exploring melanin metabolism using inhibitors Kojic acid and Sulcotrione, Evaluating the Sun Protection Factor of melanin. Cytotoxicity of melanin exploration using MTT assay.
Data source location	Bacteria isolated from 96 m depth Grab samples (9°6’N, 75° 22’ E) at Arabian Sea
Data accessibility	Provided with this article