Effects and Mechanism of Blue Light on Monascus in Liquid Fermentation

The effect of light on Monascus and the underlying mechanism have received a great deal of interest for the industrial application of Monascus pigments. In this study, we have examined the effects of blue light on the culture morphology, mycelium growth, pigments, and citrinin yield of Monascus in l...

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Main Authors: Xiaowei Zhang, Wenqing Liu, Xiying Chen, Junhui Cai, Changlu Wang, Weiwei He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/3/385