The public's demand for natural, eco-friendly, and safe pigments is significantly increasing in
the current era. Natural pigments, especially fungal pigments, are receiving more attention …

Monascus pigments (MPs) are a group of azaphilonic secondary metabolites produced by
Monascus spp. They are widely utilised as natural food colourants worldwide, especially in …

Fungi have proved to be a rich and important source of a huge number of secondary
metabolites with a large variety of chemical structures and diverse biological activities …

The genus Monascus, comprising nine species, can reproduce either vegetatively with
filaments and conidia or sexually by the formation of ascospores. The most well-known …

Fungi can produce myriad secondary metabolites, including pigments. Some of these
pigments play a positive role in human welfare while others are detrimental. This paper …

Alcohol metabolism causes an excessive accumulation of liver lipids and inflammation,
resulting in liver damage. The yellow pigments monascin (MS) and ankaflavin (AK) of …

Monascus-fermented red mold rice (RMR) has excellent physiological efficacy on lipid
metabolism and liver function. This study investigated the ameliorative effects of …

Yellow pigments monascin (MS) and ankaflavin (AK) are secondary metabolites derived
from Monascus-fermented products. The hypolipidemic and anti-inflammatory effects of MS …

Food acceptability and appeal are significantly influenced by colour. Harmful effects
associated with synthetic colorants are well established, and research is currently focused …

Colorants have many applications in food, cosmetics, pharmaceutics, textile, paints, plastics,
paper, ink and photographic industries. Colorants are classified according to their solubility …