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APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 90, Issue 4, Pages 1207-1217Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3202-x
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Monascus; Red mold rice; Red mold dioscorea; Hyperlipidemia; Metabolite
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Monascus-fermented products have been used in food, medicine, and industry dating back over a thousand years in Asian countries. Monascus-fermented products contained several bioactive metabolites such as pigments, polyketide monacolins, dimerumic acid, and gamma-aminobutyric acid. Scientific reports showed that Monascus-fermented products proved to be effective for the management of blood cholesterol, diabetes, blood pressure, obesity, Alzheimer's disease, and prevention of cancer development. This review article describes the beneficial effects about using Monascus-fermented products in human beings and animals.
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