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Monascus spp.: a source of natural microbial color through fungal biofermentation

The search for naturally produced substitutes for chemical food colorants has led to a resurgence of interest in pigments synthesized by fungi such as Monascus spp. This fungus has been used in Asia for many centuries as a natural color and flavor ingredient in food and beverages. The red pigments a...

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Main Authors: Abdul Manan, Musaalbakri, Mohamad, Rosfarizan, Ariff, Arbakariya
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Language:English
Published: MedCrave Group 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62476/1/FUNGI.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.624762021-04-29T02:06:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62476/ Monascus spp.: a source of natural microbial color through fungal biofermentation Abdul Manan, Musaalbakri Mohamad, Rosfarizan Ariff, Arbakariya The search for naturally produced substitutes for chemical food colorants has led to a resurgence of interest in pigments synthesized by fungi such as Monascus spp. This fungus has been used in Asia for many centuries as a natural color and flavor ingredient in food and beverages. The red pigments are of particular interest, because red is the most popular food color and true natural pigments suitable for applications in food industries are difficult to obtain. As a result of recent efforts to replace synthetic food dyes with natural colorants, pigments produced by Monascus spp. have attracted worldwide attention. Monascus color, categorized as a natural color, has also been widely used as a food supplement and in traditional medicine. The major objective of this review deals with production of natural microbial color by Monascus spp. and addresses the parameters involved in fungal biofermentation. The fungal strains of Monascus spp. can be either fermented in solid state fermentation (SSF) or in submerged fermentation (SmF). SSF and SmF are two commonly used techniques during various fermentation processes. One important aspect in the development of a biofermentation process is the ability and suitability of the Monascus strain to be employed with a suitable medium. MedCrave Group 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62476/1/FUNGI.pdf Abdul Manan, Musaalbakri and Mohamad, Rosfarizan and Ariff, Arbakariya (2017) Monascus spp.: a source of natural microbial color through fungal biofermentation. Journal of Microbiology & Experimentation, 5 (3). art. no. 00148. pp. 1-19. ISSN 2373-437X https://medcraveonline.com/JMEN/monascus-spp-a-source-of-natural-microbial-color-through-fungal-biofermentation.html 10.15406/jmen.2017.05.00148
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description The search for naturally produced substitutes for chemical food colorants has led to a resurgence of interest in pigments synthesized by fungi such as Monascus spp. This fungus has been used in Asia for many centuries as a natural color and flavor ingredient in food and beverages. The red pigments are of particular interest, because red is the most popular food color and true natural pigments suitable for applications in food industries are difficult to obtain. As a result of recent efforts to replace synthetic food dyes with natural colorants, pigments produced by Monascus spp. have attracted worldwide attention. Monascus color, categorized as a natural color, has also been widely used as a food supplement and in traditional medicine. The major objective of this review deals with production of natural microbial color by Monascus spp. and addresses the parameters involved in fungal biofermentation. The fungal strains of Monascus spp. can be either fermented in solid state fermentation (SSF) or in submerged fermentation (SmF). SSF and SmF are two commonly used techniques during various fermentation processes. One important aspect in the development of a biofermentation process is the ability and suitability of the Monascus strain to be employed with a suitable medium.
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author Abdul Manan, Musaalbakri
Mohamad, Rosfarizan
Ariff, Arbakariya
spellingShingle Abdul Manan, Musaalbakri
Mohamad, Rosfarizan
Ariff, Arbakariya
Monascus spp.: a source of natural microbial color through fungal biofermentation
author_facet Abdul Manan, Musaalbakri
Mohamad, Rosfarizan
Ariff, Arbakariya
author_sort Abdul Manan, Musaalbakri
title Monascus spp.: a source of natural microbial color through fungal biofermentation
title_short Monascus spp.: a source of natural microbial color through fungal biofermentation
title_full Monascus spp.: a source of natural microbial color through fungal biofermentation
title_fullStr Monascus spp.: a source of natural microbial color through fungal biofermentation
title_full_unstemmed Monascus spp.: a source of natural microbial color through fungal biofermentation
title_sort monascus spp.: a source of natural microbial color through fungal biofermentation
publisher MedCrave Group
publishDate 2017
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62476/1/FUNGI.pdf
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https://medcraveonline.com/JMEN/monascus-spp-a-source-of-natural-microbial-color-through-fungal-biofermentation.html
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