Red pigment and citrinin formation by a local isolate of Monascus sp.
Monascus is a known source of natural pigments. It has been reported to produce other economically important secondary metabolites but it was recently discovered to produce citrinin, a nephrotoxic and hepatoxic compound. Monascus sp. UPCC 3765, a local isolate from the Culture Collection of the UP-N...
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2009.
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