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Monascus is a
genus of mold.
Among the
known species of this genus, the red-pigmented
Monascus purpureus is
among the most
important because of its use...
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lovastatin production in red mold rice
through co-culture of
Monascus purpureus and
Monascus ruber. Food and
Bioprocess Technology. 3 (no.3): 373-378. doi:10...
- and dose.
Different strains of
Monascus fungus will
produce different amounts of monacolins. The 'Went'
strain of
Monascus purpureus (purpureus=dark red...
- in Hokkien, is rice
cultured primarily with
Monascus purpureus or
other red rice
molds of the
genus Monascus,
available as dried, mold-encrusted rice with...
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Monascus kaoliang is a fungus. Lin, Ching-Fwu, and
Hiroshi Iizuka. "Production of
extracellular pigment by a
mutant of
Monascus kaoliang sp. nov." Applied...
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Monascus pallens is a
fungal species in the
Aspergillaceae family. It was
found during a
survey done on
water and
sediment of the
Shatt al-Arab
river in...
- 70 mg
lovastatin per
kilogram of substrate. The red
yeast rice fungus,
Monascus purpureus, can
synthesize lovastatin, mevastatin, and the
simvastatin precursor...
- of
Monascus from Iraq, with a key to
known species of the genus".
Mycological Research. 99 (6): 659–62. doi:10.1016/S0953-7562(09)80523-6.
Monascus sanguineus...
- the
white variety. This may be due to the
fermentation of red rice by
Monascus spp. The
differences in
nutritional properties and
fermentation between...
- the
preparation of Katsuobushi. Red rice
yeast is a
product of the mold
Monascus purpureus grown on rice, and is
common in
Asian diets. The
yeast contains...
