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Isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds produced from Monascus purpureus.

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Title Isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds produced from Monascus purpureus.
 
Creator Saikat, Mondal
 
Subject 04 Fermentation Technology
01 Rice
 
Description The genus Monascus belongs to the class Ascomyecetes and the family Monascaceae was classified and named by French scientist Van Tieghem. In 1895, Went did a careful study on the Monascus purpureus, a species discovered from the samples collected by Dutch scientists in Java, where it was used largely for colouring rice. Monascus-Fermented Rice (MFR) which is a commonly used food colorant and dietary material in Asian countries and is also used in the production of statins, fatty acids, sterols, pigments, and antibacterial and antioxidant principles.
 
Date 2017
 
Type Student Project Report
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/13017/1/SAIKAT.pdf
Saikat, Mondal (2017) Isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds produced from Monascus purpureus. [Student Project Report] (Submitted)