Monascus-mediated fermentation improves the nutricosmetic potentials of soybeans

Mycoflora of Soybeans Used for Meju Fermentation

Diverse fungi are present in Korean traditional meju and they are known to play an important role in fermented soybean products. To determine the origin of the fungi in meju, we examined the mycoflora of soybeans from 10 traditional meju factories. The samples were untreated or treated with sodium hypochlorite, and placed on malt extract agar (MEA), dichloran 18% glycerol agar (DG18), and dichl...

Effect of Monascus-Fermented Soybean Extracts on Antioxidant and Skin Aging-Related Enzymes Inhibitory Activities

We investigated the in vitro inhibitory activity against skin aging-related enzymes and antioxidant activity of Monascus-fermented soybean extracts (MFSEs) obtained by using different solvents. The highest Trolox equivalent (TE) antioxidant capacity (3.13±0.06 mM TE/g) and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (2.79±0.09 mM TE/g) of MFSEs were evaluated for the methanol and 80% ethanol extracts, r...

Erratum: Mycoflora of Soybeans Used for Meju Fermentation

Optimization of the Monascus purpureus Fermentation Process Based on Multiple Performance Characteristics

The fermentation process in general is a kind of non-linear and time-variant system. It is necessary to determine optimal conditions in the fermentation process with multiple performance characteristics In this study, a Grey-based Taguchi Method was applied to find the optimal conditions of medium composition to enhance the production of biomass, monacolin K, pigments synthesis, and to reduce t...

Jackfruit Seed – A Novel Substrate for the Production of Monascus Pigments through Solid-State Fermentation

Solid-state fermentation was carried out using jackfruit seed powder as substrate for the production of pigments using a fungal culture of Monascus purpureus. Due to the buffering nature of jackfruit seed powder, colour of pigments produced was stable over a wide range of initial pH of the substrate. Jackfruit seed powder with a particle size between 0.4 and 0.6 mm without any additional carbon...