Sulfonation of Monascus pigments to produce water-soluble yellow pigments
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2019.107965
Abstract: Abstract Red Yeast Rice, a kind of Monascus pigments produced by fermentation of Monascus species on rice, is a traditional Chinese medicine and food colorant. Chemical modification of natural pigments is a common strategy to… read more here.
Keywords: monascus pigments; water soluble; sulfonation monascus; monascus ... See more keywords
Changing oxidoreduction potential to improve water-soluble yellow pigment production with Monascus ruber CGMCC 10910
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DOI: 10.1186/s12934-017-0828-0
Abstract: BackgroundMonascus pigments are widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries due to their safety to human health. Our previous study found that glucose concentration induced extracellular oxidoreduction potential (ORP) changes could influence extracellular water-soluble… read more here.
Keywords: yellow pigment; production; water soluble; pigment ... See more keywords