Assessment of monacolin in the fermented products using Monascus purpureus FTC5391

• Main Authors: Ajdari, Zahra, Ebrahimpour, Afshin, Abdul Manan, Musaalbakri, Hamid, Muhajir, Mohamad, Rosfarizan, Ariff, Arbakariya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22411/1/Assessment%20of%20Monacolin%20in%20the%20Fermented%20Products%20Using.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22411/; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2011/426168/

Monacolins, as natural statins, form a class of fungal secondary metabolites and act as the specific inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase. The interest in using the fermented products as the natural source of monacolins, instead of statin drugs, is increasing enormously with its increasing demand. In thi...