• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.41-49
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• 2019

Carotene, xanthophyll, carotenoid anthocyan, phycopyrine, chlorophyll, and monascus pigments are used as natural coloring agents since they are more stable to human body than synthetic coloring agents. Among them, monascus pigments are a natural red pigment produced by the Monascus purpureus. For the development of edible paint using natural pigment, Monascus purpureus strain was cultured at a temperature of $35^{\circ}C$ for 15 days on a PDYA plate and liquid medium to produce a red pigment. In addition, a large amount of the red pigment was extracted from Hongkuk Koji in parallel with water extraction and ultrasonic wave extraction. At this time, the yield of ultrasonic extract was 2~4 times higher. Thus, Monascus purpureus strains, etc. were prepared by freeze-drying powder. In conclusion, natural paints made with red pigments have enabled the development of been edible paints that can be used as eco-friendly materials with good viscosity, enhanced spread ability and coloration.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.151-158
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• 2003

In the biological world, there are a number of ecological fights for survival between each organism such as plants, animals and microorganism In such events, an organism can use its natural bioactive products as defence agent against other organisms. Furthermore, natural bioactive products can be utilized for medicine or functional food. Recently, we investigate the effect of Monascus pigment extracted from a fungus, Monascus anke, on the alcohol metabolism and blood lipid profile. In the present study, it is observed that Monascus pigment supplemented dietary may have a hepatoprotective effect on rat's liver damage induced with $CCl_4$ . By treatment with $CCl_4$(3 times, I.P), liver damage was reduced more in the rats fed 2% Monascus pigment extract supplemented diet than those fed standard diet, based on the serum levels of alanine aminotransferase, microsomal glucose-6-phosphatse activity and hepaic malondialdehyde content. On the other hand, oxygen free radical generating enzymes, hepatic P-450 dependent aniline hydroxylase, xanthine oxidase, and oxygen free radical scavenging enzymes, hepatic glutathione S-transferase, catalase, superoxide dismutase activities were generally higher both in $CCl_4$ treated group and control fed 2% Monascus pigment extract supplemented diet than those fed standard diet. In conclusion, the rats fed 2% Monascus pigment extract supplemented diet showed more reduced liver damage than those fed standard diet, which may be due to the acceleration of oxygen free radical metabolism.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.172-178
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• 1999

In this study, we tested possibility of replacing nitrite salts, which were always added during the meat product processing, with the metabolites produced by antimicrobial and red pigment producing Monascus strains. We have already shown that Monascus No. 116 strain has the highest antimicrobial activity among the strains isolated from Ang-Khak. Monascus isolate No. 229 was chosen due to its outstanding red pigment producing ability. The red pigment production by No. 229 was highest in the medium containing 8% sucrose, 2% yeast extract, 0.1% K2HPO4, 0.5% MgSO4. Optimum pH and temperature for the red pigment production were pH 6.2 and 3$0^{\circ}C$, was found in spot or Rf value 0.54 on TLC plate using ethyl acetate-acetone-water (4:4:1, v/v/v) as development solvent system. Isolate No. 116 and No. 229 were cultured in a optimal condition for the antimicrobial activity and red pigmentation. The culture concentrates were applied in situ to the production of instantly processed ham. Mixed application of 89 ppm Na-nitrite and 300 ppm of culture broth concentrate of Monascus isolate No. 116 and 500 ppm of red color produced by Monascus isolate No. 229 showed similar results with the single application of 94 ppm Na-nitrite. These results confirmed that the antimicrobial activity and red pigment of Monascus strains might be valuable to replace Na-nitrite salt in meat processing.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.137-142
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• 2007

Monascus purpureus KFRI 1134 균주에 대해 UV ($235_{nm}$, 30 second) 조사를 통한 변이주 형성을 유도하여 Monascus sp. MK2-2를 분리하였다. 홍국 천연색소 생산의 최적조건은 rice powder 0.3%와 0.2% yeast extract, 0.3% $NH_4H_2PO_4$의 배지 조성에서 초기 pH 5.0, 배양온도 $30^{\circ}C$ 및 배양기간은 5일이었으며, 홍국 천연색소 생산에 미치는 탄소원의 영향은 wheat flour > rice powder > fructose 순으로 높았다. 질소원은 sodium nitrate > $KNO_3$의 순서로 생성능이 높았으며, C/N ratio가 $17\sim22$일 때 색소의 생성능이 우수하였다. Anti-thrombosis activity 측정결과 Monascus sp. MK2-2 추출물은 aspirin과 유사한 항혈전 기능을 지니고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.135-139
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• 2005

Monascus purpureue KCCM 60016으로부터 색소생성 이 우수한 변이주 P-57이 생성한 홍국색소의 항산화 활성을 조사하였다. 홍국색소는 chloroform에 아주 잘 추출되며, 특히 hexane에서는 황색색소가 특이적으로 높게 추출되었다. DPPH radical소거 효과는 hexane분획, chloroform 분획, ethyl acetate분획, butanol 분획, water 분획의 순으로 높게 나타났다. Xanthine oxidase저해효과는 hexane분획, chloroform분획, ethyl acetate 분획의 순으로 높게 나타났으며, hexane 분획물의 경우 5 ppm에서 $41.2\%$, 50 ppm에서 $82.4\%$로 높은 저해율을 보였으며, 저해기작은 비경쟁적 저해였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.301-307
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• 2012

The hyphal growth, production of color pigments and monacolin K by Monascus strains were investigated in liquid medium. Thirty five different strains were collected and cultured in potato dextrose yeast extract broth (PDYB), potato dextrose broth (PDB) and malt extract broth (MEB) medea at $25^{\circ}C$ for 7 days. The growth rates of most of strains were highest in PDYB medium. Growth rate as well as pigment production were influenced by suspension conditions of mycelia during liquid cultivation. Most of strains producing monacolin K corresponded to strains producing red pigment highly and showing more pH changes of liquid media. Monacolin K produced from strains was detected in culture broth as well as mycelia. Any citrinin was not detected in monacolin K producing strains. These results imply that the selection of the strains producing red pigment highly and showing more pH changes in liquid cultivation could be applied for primary screening of Monascus strains for preparation of red mold rice.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.66-70
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• 2005

본 연구는 Monascus purpureus P-57 변이주를 이용하여 액체배양을 통한 세포내 색소 생성의 최적 배양조건을 규명 하고자 하였다. M. purpureus P-57의 색소생성을 위한 최적 배지조성은 $4\%$ rice powder, $0.1\%$ beef extract, $0.03\%$ glutamic acid, $0.1\%\;MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O,\;0.25\%\;KH_2PO_4$이며, 배지의 pH는 5.0이였다. 그리고 최적 배양조건은 $30^{\circ}C$ , 150 rpm에서 8일간 배양했을 때 가장 높은 색소 생성력을 나타내었다. M. purpureus P-57을 이상의 최적 조건에서 배양했을 때 적색 색소가 356.04 mit, 황색 색소가 268.20 unit으로 가장 많은 색소를 생성하였고, 균체량은 15.00 g/L를 생산할 수 있었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.400-407
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• 2013

The growth characteristics and production of color pigments by Monascus strains were investigated during liquid culture, and production of monacolin K in red mold rice was carried out by solid state fermentation. Four different Monascus ruber strains were cultured in potato dextrose yeast extract broth (PDYB) media at $25^{\circ}C$ for 15 days. The high producing strain for red pigment was not corresponded to the strain for yellow pigment. Production of red pigment was high in the strain causing the fast pH change in culture broth. Production of monacolin K in red mold rice by solid state fermentation was influenced by a combination of wet cell weight and spore density in inoculum by liquid culture. Most strains showed the high production of monacolin K in red mold rice, when submerged fermentation was carried out for 5 days as inoculum for solid state fermentation. These results suggest that submerged fermentation period of inoculum have an effect on the production of monacolin K in red mold rice by solid state fermentation, and monacolin K in red mold rice could be increased by controlling the condition of submerged fermentation for inoculum.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.123-127
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• 1996

The isolation and chemical characterization of yellow food pigments from Monascus purpureus were studied according to the compositions of media. Monacus yellow pigments were isolated and purified by solvent fractionation, silicagel column chromatography, TLC and HPLC. The retention time of Monascus yellow pigments isolated by HPLC was respectively 5 min(I) and 9 min(II) as the yeast malt extract agar(YMA) media and was respectively 4.6 min(III), 5 min(I) 5.7 min(IV), 8.3 min(V), 9 min(II) and 10.7 min(Ⅵ) at the malt extract agar(MEA) media. The structure of monascin(I), ankaflavin(II), 6,11-dihydrorubropunctatin(III), 6,11-dihydromonascorubrin(V) and unknown compounds(IV,Ⅵ) was elucidated by EI-Mass, H and C NMR, UV-visible spectrometer. Therefore, it was suggested that 6,11-dihydrorubropunctatin(III) and 6,11-dihydromonascorubrin(V) are new intermediates of Monascus yellow pigments.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.271-277
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• 1995

Total 29 Monascus strains were isolated from Ang-Khak and 4 of them were selecte based on the relative intensity of soluble red pigment and growth rate. The optimum growth temperature of the selected isolates was 32.5$^{\circ}C$ on malt extract agar(MEZ) plate. The optimum growth pH was 5.0 on czapek yeast extract agar plate, while it was pH 6.2 or 6.5 on MEA plate. Isolate No. 116, especially, showed the strongest animicrobial activity aganist Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus but much less aganist Escherichia coli and Enterobacter aerogenes. The maximun antimicrobial activity of isolate No. 116 against St. aureus was achieved at initial pH 5.3 on rice extract broth. The acitivity was increased with increasing amount of culture broth concentrate of isolate No. 116.