Production of red pigments by Monascus purpureus in submerged culture

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 341-346

  Lee, Bum Kyu ^a   Park, No Hwan ^a   Piao, Hai Yon ^a   Chung, Wook Jin ^a  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Monascus purpureus; Nutritional effect; Red pigments; Submerged culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547604091     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02933003     Document Type: Article

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