Selected Research Papers On the Functions of Monascus Products

1、Aqueous Extract of Monascus purpureus M9011 Prevents and Reverses Fructose-Induced Hypertension in Rats
Hsieh, P.-S.; Tai, Y.-H.; J. Agric. Food Chem.; (Article); 2003; 51(14); 3945-3950.

2、Solid Substrate Fermentation of Monascus purpureus: Growth, Carbon Balance, and Consistency Analysis
Rosenblitt, A.; Agosin, E.; Delgado, J.; Perez-Correa, R.; Biotechnol. Prog. ; (Article); 2000; 16(2); 152-162.

3、Constituents of Red Yeast Rice, a Traditional Chinese Food and Medicine, Ma, J.; Li, Y.; Ye, Q.; Li, J.; Hua, Y.; Ju, D.; Zhang, D.; Cooper, R.; Chang, M.;
J. Agric. Food Chem.; (Article); 2000; 48(11); 5220-5225.

4、Purification and Characterization of an Antimicrobial Chitinase Extracellularly Produced by Monascus purpureus CCRC31499 in a Shrimp and Crab Shell Powder Medium, Wang, S.-L.; Hsiao, W.-J.; Chang, W.-T.; J. Agric. Food Chem.; (Article); 2002; 50(8); 2249-2255.

5、Effect of Red Mold Rice Supplements on Serum and Egg Yolk Cholesterol Levels of Laying Hens
Wang, J.-J.; Pan, T.-M.; J. Agric. Food Chem.; (Article); 2003; 51(16); 4824-4829.

6、Hypotriglyceridemic Effect of Anka (a Fermented Rice Product of Monascus sp.) in Rats
Wang, I.-K.; Lin-Shiau, S.-Y.; Chen, P.-C.; Lin, J.-K.; J. Agric. Food Chem.; (Article); 2000; 48(8); 3183-3189.

7、New Monascus Metabolite Isolated from Red Yeast Rice (Angkak, Red Koji), Wild, D.; Toth, G.; Humpf, H.-U.;
J. Agric. Food Chem.; (Article); 2002; 50(14); 3999-4002.

8、Inhibitory Effect of Red Koji Extracts on Mushroom Tyrosinase
Wu, L.; Chen, Y.; Ho, J. A.; Yang, C.; J. Agric. Food Chem.; (Article); 2003; 51(15); 4240-4246.

9、Phytomedicines: Back to the Future, Tyler, V. E.; J. Nat. Prod.; (Review); 1999; 62(11); 1589-1592.

10、Enhanced Mixing and Mass Transfer in a Recirculation Loop Results in High Cell Densities in a Roller Bottle Reactor
Berson, R. E.; Pieczynski, W. J.; Svihla, C. K.; Hanley, T. R.; Biotechnol. Prog. ; (Article); 2002; 18(1); 72-77.

11、Sequoiatones A and B: Novel Antitumor Metabolites Isolated from a Redwood Endophyte
Stierle, A. A.; Stierle, D. B.; Bugni, T.; J. Org. Chem.; (Article); 1999; 64(15); 5479-5484.

12、Chemistry, Nutrition, and Microbiology of D-Amino Acids, Friedman, M.;
J. Agric. Food Chem.; (Review); 1999; 47(9); 3457-3479.