Monascus Pigments

Y Feng, Y Shao, Y Zhou, W Chen… - … of Vitamins, Biopigments …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
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 pigments production, composition, bioactivity and its application: A review

C Agboyibor, WB Kong, D Chen, AM Zhang… - Biocatalysis and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Monascus species produce useful secondary metabolite, Monascus pigments (MPs). They
are widely used in food industry as a color intensifier, food additives and nitrite substitute in …

Controlling composition and color characteristics of Monascus pigments by pH and nitrogen sources in submerged fermentation

K Shi, D Song, G Chen, M Pistolozzi, Z Wu… - Journal of bioscience and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Submerged fermentations of Monascus anka were performed with different nitrogen sources
at different pH in 3 L bioreactors. The results revealed that the Monascus pigments …

Thermal stability of natural pigments produced by Monascus purpureus in submerged fermentation

F Abdollahi, M Jahadi, M Ghavami - Food Science & Nutrition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The major aim of the current study was to assess thermal stability of red pigments produced
by Monascus purpureus ATCC 16362/PTCC 5303 in submerged fermentation. Natural …

Optimisation and characterisation of the orange pigment produced by a cold adapted strain of Penicillium sp. (GBPI_P155) isolated from mountain ecosystem

N Pandey, R Jain, A Pandey, S Tamta - Mycology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
With globalisation and growing health risks of synthetic colourants, search for pigments from
natural sources has increased owing to their non-toxic nature. The present study highlights …

Exploration of industrially important pigments from soil fungi

P Akilandeswari, BV Pradeep - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2016 - Springer
The worldwide interest of the current era is to increase tendency towards the use of natural
substances instead of synthetic ones. So, alternative and effective environment friendly …

A new endophyte Monascus ruber SRZ112 as an efficient production platform of natural pigments using agro-industrial wastes

ESR El-Sayed, J Gach, T Olejniczak, F Boratyński - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
A number of biopigment applications in various industrial sectors are gaining importance
due to the growing consumer interest in their natural origin. Thus, this work was conducted …

Utilization of Whey for Red Pigment Production by Monascus purpureus in Submerged Fermentation

D Mehri, NA Perendeci, Y Goksungur - Fermentation, 2021 - mdpi.com
Various biotechnological approaches have been employed to convert food waste into value-
added bioproducts through fermentation processes. Whey, a major waste generated by …

Enhancing bioprocessing of red pigment from immobilized culture of gamma rays mutant of the endophytic fungus Monascus ruber SRZ112

ESR El-Sayed, SA Mousa, T Strzała… - Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Springer
Considerable attention has been paid to exploring the biotechnological applications of
several Monascus sp. for pigment production. In this study, our focus is on enhancing the …

Monascin and ankaflavin—Biosynthesis from Monascus purpureus, production methods, pharmacological properties: A review

SN Adin, I Gupta, BP Panda… - … and Applied Biochemistry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Monascus purpureus copiously yields beneficial secondary metabolites, including
Monascus pigments, which are broadly used as food additives, as a nitrite substitute in meat …