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Pewarnaan Alami Benang Katun Menggunakan Angkak (Monascus Purpureus) [PDF]
Natural dyes can be obtained from plants, animals, minerals, and microorganisms. The microorganism that has the ability to produce pigment is Monascus Purpureus.
Yuditira, Syafira Tasya +1 more
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Background Species of the genus Monascus are considered to be economically important and have been widely used in the production of yellow and red food colorants. In particular, three Monascus species, namely, M. pilosus, M. purpureus, and M.
Yuki Higa +5 more
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UV light causes excessive oxidative stress and abnormal melanin synthesis, which results in skin hyperpigmentation disorders such as freckles, sunspots, and age spots.
Da Hee Kim, Dong Wook Shin, Beong Ou Lim
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The experiment was to study the fermentation process of solid-state fermentation of Monascus to produce γ-aminobutyric acid. Seven strains of Monascus were used as the starting strains, and studies have shown that Monascus purpureus ZH2 was a high-yield ...
Hong-bo XING +7 more
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Investigating the Effect of Sodium Azide and Nitrous Acid on the Morphological Characteristics of Monascus Purpureus and Pigment Production [PDF]
Introduction: Monascus purpureus is a filamentous ascomycetes fungus that has the ability to produce natural pigments. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of mutagenic chemical agents of Sodium Azide and Nitro Acid on the ...
Reyhane Kolahdozan +3 more
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Inhibitory effect of Monascus purpureus pigment extracts against fungi and mechanism of action
The fungus Monascus produces several secondary metabolites of different pigment hues. These pigments have shown various biological activities. In this study, Monascus purpureus pigment extracts were tested (in vitro) against Penicillium expansum MTCC ...
Swapna Majhi +3 more
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Effect of Molasses Concentration on the Pigment Production of Monascus purpureus M9 on Monascus Fermented Durian Seed [PDF]
Efforts have been made to cultivate Monascus purpureus on durian seed to produce Monascus Fermented Durian Seed (MFDS). MFDS pigment production could be enhanched by substrate addition by adding carbon source such as molasses.
Alvin Andreas +5 more
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Assimilation of Cholesterol by Monascus purpureus. [PDF]
Monascus purpureus, a filamentous fungus known for its fermentation of red yeast rice, produces the metabolite monacolin K used in statin drugs to inhibit cholesterol biosynthesis. In this study, we show that active cultures of M.
Nguyen TPT +4 more
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MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF MONASCUS FUNGI BASED ON INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER REGION
A molecular analysis of internal transcribed spacer region has been carried out to reveal the relationship among 16 strains of Monascus spp. A primer set comprised primer ITS1 and ITS4 was used to amplify this region in which they were cloned and ...
N SUHARNA, Y. KIKUCHI, T. FUKATSU
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Monascus, a key player in fermented food production, is known for generating Monascus pigments (MPs) and monacolin K (MK), possessing bioactive properties. However, the limited stability of MPs and mycotoxin citrinin (CTN) constrain the Monascus industry.
Pengfei Gong +8 more
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