Monascus secondary metabolites: production and biological activity
Monascus secondary metabolites: production and biological activity
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
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The genus Monascus, comprising nine species, can reproduce either vegetatively with filaments and conidia or sexually by the formation of ascospores. The most well-known species of genus Monascus, namely, M. purpureus, M. ruber and M. pilosus, are often used for rice fermentation to produce red yeast rice, a special product used either for food col...
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Monascus secondary metabolites: production and biological activity
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1291609363
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1291609363
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1367-5435
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1476-5535
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10.1007/s10295-012-1216-8
