Pigments and citrinin biosynthesis by fungi belonging to genus Monascus

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 116-120

  Pisareva, Emiliya ^a   Savov, Valentin ^b   Kujumdzieva, Anna ^b  

^a National Bank for Industrial Microorganisms and Cell Cultures Sofia   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Citrinin; Monascus; Pigments

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MONASCUS;

EID: 14944348003     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2005-1-221     Document Type: Article

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