Dimerumic acid, a novel antioxidant identified from Monascus-fermented products exerts chemoprotective effects: Mini review

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-9

  Lee, Bao Hong ^a   Pan, Tzu Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Dimerumic acid (DMA); Functional foods; Monascus; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

MONASCUS;

EID: 84873277254     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2012.11.009     Document Type: Review

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