Monascus pigments (MPs) are a group of azaphilonic secondary metabolites produced by
Monascus spp. They are widely utilised as natural food colourants worldwide, especially in …

Monascus spp. are filamentous fungi famous for their fermented products, especially red
mold rice (RMR), a traditional fermented food in East Asian areas with a very long edible …

The plasma membrane H+-ATPase (PMA1) is a major cytosolic pH regulator and a potential
candidate for antifungal drug discovery due to its fungal specificity and criticality. In this …

Monascus spp. are widely used in the production of monacolin K and food-grade pigments
in East Asia. In Aspergillus species, the three transcription factors BrlA→ AbaA→ WetA …

The genus of Monascus was nominated by van Tieghem in 1884, but its fermented product—
red mold rice (RMR), namely red yeast rice, has been used as folk medicines, food …

Lovastatin/monacolin K (MK) is used as a lipid lowering drug, due to its effective
hypercholesterolemic properties, comparable to synthetic statins. Lovastatin's biosynthetic …

The nuclear regulator LaeA has been proven to globally govern fungal development and
secondary metabolism, but its function may be species-dependent, even though its amino …

Monascus pigments (MPs) are a series of high-quality natural edible pigments produced by
Monascus spp., which possess a variety of biological functions such as antioxidation …

Abstract The vacuolar H+-ATPase (V-ATPase) plays a role in the maintenance of
intracellular pH homeostasis. In this study, the function of the vacuolar ATPase subunit H …

Hongqu is a fermented product of Monascus species, which is widely used as food or food
additives in Southeast Asian countries. The contamination of citrinin in Hongqu has caused …