cholesterol and triglyceride due to presence of lovastatin. Lovastatin acts as an inhibitor of 3-
hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase. Coculture of Monascus purpureus MTCC
369 and Monascus ruber MTCC 1880 was used to produce red mold rice by solid-state
fermentation. Optimization of different fermentation process parameters such as
temperature, fermentation time, inoculum volume, and pH of the solid medium was carried …