Monascus purpureus mutants and their use in preparing fermentation products having blood pressure lowering activity
AssigneeFood Industry Research and Development Institute
InventorsYen-Lin Chen, Ing-Er Hwang, Ming-Chin Lin, Chien-Cho Chen, Gwo-Fung Yuan
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Abstract
The invention relates to Monascus purpureus mutants, which are useful in the preparation of fermentation products having blood pressure lowering activity with a very low amount of citrinin. The invention also provides a process for preparing the fermentation products having blood pressure lowering activity using the Monascus purpureus mutants, and the use of the fermentation products in lowering blood pressure.
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An isolated mutant, which is Monascus purpureus M022 deposited with the American Type Culture Collection under Accession No. PTA-4486.
An isolated mutant, which is Monascus purpureus M01033 deposited with the American Type Culture Collection under Accession No. PTA-4485.
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