Abstract In Asia, Monascus has been used in food fermentation for nearly a thousand years.
It has attracted increasing attention in recent years due to its ability to produce a variety of …

A well-designed growth medium is one of the key elements of a successful microbial
fermentation. In this chapter, the roles and sources of individual components of submerged …

Monascus purpureus is a traditional Chinese microbe that can be used as a medicinal herb
and is edible. To improve the yield of monacolin K, we optimized the medium of M …

Monacolin K (MK) is a type of cholesterol-lowering agent produced by Monascus spp. The
expression level of the mok E gene, a gene of the MK biosynthesis gene cluster, was …

Cheese whey as a potential substrate for Monascus pigments production Page 1 AIMS
Agriculture and Food, 5(4): 785–798. DOI: 10.3934/agrfood.2020.4.785 Received: 31 August …

BACKGROUND Monascus fermentation byproduct (MFB) is a biowaste generated after food
colorants are extracted. Using MFB to produce probiotics (Bacillus subtilis) is a sustainable …

En esta revisión se describen los principales factores que afectan la producción de
pigmentos por Monascus en medio sólido, así como los diferentes residuos utilizados y …

Background; appearance is the most common thing to pay attention to, especially among
women. Cosmetics are preparations that can improve appearance, one of which is lipstick …

Monascus purpureus merupakan kapang yang mampu menghasilkan zat warna sebagai
metabolit sekundernya. Zat warna dari kapang Monascus purpureus diisolasi dari beras …

Lovastatin is a drug in the statin class which acts as a natural inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-
methylglutaryl, a coenzyme reductase reported as being a potential therapeutic agent for …