Hypocholesterolemic activity of Monascus fermented product in the absence of monacolins with partial purification for functional food applications

• Main Authors: Ajdari, Zahra, Abd Ghani, Maaruf, Ayob, Mohd Khan, Bayat, Saadi, Mokhtar, Mazlin, Abbasiliasi, Sahar, Khoramnia, Anahita, Rahman, Heshu Sulaiman, Mehrbod, Parvaneh, Ajdari, Daniel, Ariff, Arbakariya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37910/1/252647.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37910/; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2014/252647/abs/

Hypercholesterolemia is one of the most common chronic diseases in human. Along with chemical therapy traditional medication is used as hypocholesterolemic remedy, however, with unfavorable side effects. Recently, Monascus fermented product (MFP) has become a popular hypocholesterolemic natural supp...