Analysis of pigment compositions in various monascus cultures

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-197

  Miyake, Tsuyoshi ^a   Kono, Isato ^a   Nozaki, Nobuyuki ^a   Sammoto, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF OKAYAMA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Composition; Monascus; Pigments

Indexed keywords

MONASCUS; MONASCUS PILOSUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 61849110453     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.14.194     Document Type: Article

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