HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors from Monascus-Fermented Rice

Seven compounds were isolated from Monascus-fermented rice by column chromatography with silica gel and semiprep HPLC. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic methods. All compounds displayed HMG-CoA reductase inhibitory potential, among them compound 7 exhibited strong inhibitio...

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Main Authors: Xuemei Li, Chunli Liu, Zhenwen Duan, Shuren Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/872056