In vivo hypocholesterolemic effect of MARDI fermented red yeast rice water extract in high cholesterol diet fed mice

• Main Authors: Yeap, Swee Keong, Beh, Boon Kee, Kong, Joan, Ho, Wan Yong, Mohd Yusof, Hamidah, Mohamad, Nurul Elyani, Hussin, Aminuddin, Jaganath, Indu Bala, Mohamed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu, Jamaluddin, Anisah, Long, Kamariah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34156/1/In%20vivo%20hypocholesterolemic%20effect%20of%20MARDI%20fermented%20red%20yeast%20rice%20water%20extract%20in%20high%20cholesterol%20diet%20fed%20mice.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34156/; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2014/707829/abs/

Fermented red yeast rice has been traditionally consumed as medication in Asian cuisine. This study aimed to determine the in vivo hypocholesterolemic and antioxidant effects of fermented red yeast rice water extract produced using Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) Mo...