Biopigments from Monascus: Strains selection, citrinin production and color stability

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 885-894

  de Carvalho, Júlio Cesar ^a   Oishi, Bruno Oliva ^a   Pandey, Ashok ^b   Soccol, Carlos Ricardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Biopigment; Citrinin; Monascus; Solid substrate fermentation

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; MONASCUS;

EID: 33645987037     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 16784324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132005000800004     Document Type: Article

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