A Comprehensive Analysis of the Small GTPases Ypt7 Involved in the Regulation of Fungal Development and Secondary Metabolism in Monascus ruber M7 [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Ypts (yeast protein transports),also called as ras-associated binding GTPases (Rab), are the largest group of the small GTPases family, which have been extensively studied in model eukaryotic cells and play a pivotal role in membane trafficking, while ...
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Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022 The development of alternate sources for the production of natural pigments has been targeted to overcome the utilization of artificial coloring, which is dangerous to human health and the environment.
K. Suganya +8 more
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Stability and Components Identification of Monascus ruber´s pigments [PDF]
Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences, 2017 The aim of this study is to evaluate the stability of red, orange and yellow pigments produced from Monascus ruber Went AUMC5705 under the conditions of both solid state fermentation (SSF) and liquid state fermentation (LSF).
H. Abdel-Raheam, Nanis Gomah
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Considerations Regarding the Cytotoxicity of Certain Classes of Fungal Polyketides—Potential Raw Materials for Skincare Products for Healthy and Diseased Skin [PDF]
PharmaceuticsBackground: This study investigates the cytotoxicity of microbial polyketides biosynthesized by Monascus species through both in silico and in vitro approaches.
Daniela Albisoru +7 more
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Metabolism and secretion of yellow pigment under high glucose stress with Monascus ruber [PDF]
AMB Express, 2017 The biosynthesis of microbial secondary metabolites is induced by a wide range of environmental stresses. In this study, submerged fermentation of Monascus yellow pigments by Monascus ruber CGMCC 10910 under high glucose stress was investigated.
Tao Huang +5 more
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Rising temperature stimulates the biosynthesis of water-soluble fluorescent yellow pigments and gene expression in Monascus ruber CGMCC10910 [PDF]
AMB Express, 2017 Monascus species can produce secondary metabolites that have a polyketide structure. In this study, four types of extracellular water-soluble yellow pigments (Y1–Y4) were generated by submerged fermentation with Monascus ruber CGMCC 10910, of which Y3 ...
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Transfigured Morphology and Ameliorated Production of Six Monascus Pigments by Acetate Species Supplementation in Monascus ruber M7 [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2020 Monascus species have been used for the production of many industrially and medically important metabolites, most of which are polyketides produced by the action of polyketide synthases that use acetyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA as precursors, and some of them ...
Muhammad Safiullah Virk +4 more
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Chemical Profile of Monascus ruber Strains
Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2012 Chemical profile of Monascus ruber strains has been studied using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis. The colour intensity of the red pigment and secondary metabolic products of two M. ruber strains (AUMC 4066 and AUMC 5705) cultivated
Ahamed M. Moharram +2 more
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Enhancement of Monascus Azaphilone Pigments Production Without Citrinin Contamination by Targeting Overexpression of Histone Acetyltransferase MrEsa1 and Deletion of Polyketide Synthase PksCT [PDF]
Journal of FungiMonascus spp. are renowned for producing valuable Monascus azaphilone pigments (MonAzPs), yet their biosynthesis is intrinsically linked to the co-production of the mycotoxin citrinin, posing a significant safety challenge and limiting industrial ...
Jing Zhang +7 more
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Annals of Microbiology, 2023 Purpose The present study aimed to explore the binding ability of acyl-CoA binding protein 2 to fatty acid acyl-CoA esters and its effect on Monascus pigment production in M. ruber CICC41233. Methods The Mracbp2 gene from M.
Jingjing Cui +4 more
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