Fungi have evolved unique metabolic regulation mechanisms for adapting to the changing
environments. One of the key features of fungal adaptation is the production of secondary …

Cereal grains play a vital role in a dietary chart by providing a required number of
macronutrients and micronutrients along with health-benefiting bioactive components …

Monascus sp. is an important food microbial resource with the production of cholesterol-
lowering agent lovastatin and other healthy metabolites. However, the mycotoxin citrinin …

Monascus pigments (MPs) display many beneficial biological activities and have been
widely utilized as natural food-grade colorants in the food processing industry. The presence …

Tannases are valuable industrial enzymes used in food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, leather
manufacture and in environmental biotechnology. In this study, 15 fungal isolates were …

Citrinin (CIT) is one of by-products by Monascus fermentation with known nephrotoxicity.
Except dihydro-citrinone, no other metabolites including the possible metabolic pathways …

Second generation biorefineries play an important role in the production of renewable
energy and fuels, utilizing forest and agro-industrial residues and by-products as raw …

Monascus species are functional fermentation fungi with great potential for selenium (Se)
supplementation. This study investigated the effects of Se bio-fortification on the growth …

Abstract Vam7 (vacuolar morphogenesis 7), a Qc-soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor
attachment protein receptor (SNARE) that mediates vacuolar fusion, is involved in vacuolar …

Citrinin (CIT), a mycotoxin known to exert nephrotoxicity, is a contaminant in food and feed.
Since CIT contamination is not regularly analyzed, data on its occurrence and especially …