Monascus Rice Products

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 53, Issue , 2007, Pages 123-159

  Wang, Tseng Hsing ^a   Lin, Tzann Feng ^a  

^a Taiwan Tobacco Research Institute   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FOOD DYE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; MEVINOLIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH FOOD; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MONASCUS; REVIEW; RICE; SAFETY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FERMENTATION; FOOD COLORING AGENTS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEALTH FOOD; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; LOVASTATIN; MONASCUS; ORYZA SATIVA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34648854485     PISSN: 10434526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-4526(07)53004-4     Document Type: Review

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