There is a long history of using fermentation in food production. Edible seeds, such as
certain beans and cereal grains, are important in the human diet and provide many health …

Monascus species has been used as the traditional food fungus in Eastern Asia for several
centuries. Monascus-fermented products are gradually developed as the popular functional …

Mulberry (Morus alba L.) fruit is used effectively in Chinese medicines against fever, to
protect the liver and to lower blood pressure. Here, we report a water extract, MWE (Mulberry …

The effects of red yeast rice extracts (RE) on adipocyte differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells were
studied. RE were extracted from embryonic rice fermented with red yeast (Monascus ruber) …

Although green tea extract has been reported to suppress hyperlipidemia, it is unclear how
tea extracts prepared from green, oolong, black and pu-erh teas modulate fatty acid …

Red yeast rice (angkak, red koji) obtained as cultures of Monascus purpureus on rice was
extracted and analyzed by HPLC. In addition to the known red, orange, and yellow pigments …

Hibiscus sabdariffa L extract (HSE) is an aqueous extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa L flowers
that is used as a local soft drink and medical herb in Taiwan. Oxidation of low‐density …

Monascus purpureus produces several hitherto unknown compounds in addition to
pigments and the mycotoxin citrinin. In red fermented rice (angkak, red koji) obtained as …

Red yeast rice obtained as cultures of Monascus AS3. 4444 on rice was extracted and
analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Two new Monascus …

Hypercholesterolemia is a predominant risk factor for atherosclerosis and associated
coronary and cerebrovascular diseases. Control of cholesterol levels through therapeutic …