Monascus pigment production in bioreactor using a co-product of biodiesel as substrate

The study and use of natural pigments in food industries have increased in recent years due to the toxicity presented by artificial pigments. Monascus ruber is a filamentous fungus that produces red, orange, and yellow pigments under different growing conditions. The growth of health food market has...

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Main Authors: Rose Marie Meinicke Bühler, Anderson Cesar Dutra, Francielo Vendruscolo, Denise Esteves Moritz, Jorge Luiz Ninow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2013-02-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612013000500002&lng=en&tlng=en