Biopigments from Monascus: strains selection, citrinin production and color stability

Fungi form the genus Monascus are a promising source for natural color additives. However, before effectively applying Monascus to foods, it is important to select strains which produce large amounts of biopigments but little or no citrinin, a mycotoxin usually also produced by these fungi. Also, co...

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Main Authors: Júlio Cesar de Carvalho, Bruno Oliva Oishi, Ashok Pandey, Carlos Ricardo Soccol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2005-11-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132005000800004