Pigments and anti-cholesterol agent production by monascus kaoliang KB9 and its color mutants in rice solid cultures

Kasetsart Journal - Natural Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 696-702

  Chayawat, Jirawun ^a   Jareonkitmongkol, Saeree ^a   Songsasen, Apisit ^a   Yongsmith, Busaba ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anti cholesterol agent; Color mutants; Monascus spp; Pigments; Rice solid culture

Indexed keywords

MONASCUS; MONASCUS KAOLIANG;

EID: 72449196217     PISSN: 00755192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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