Production potential of water-soluble Monascus red pigment by a newly isolated Penicillium sp
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A new isolate from medicinal plant endophytes was identified as Penicillium sp. (HKUCC 8070). A water-soluble red pigment was produced by this strain in potato-dextrose broth, maltextract broth and a chemically defined medium containing glutamate as a nitrogen source. The red pigment produced was identified as heat-stable, polyketide Monascus red pigment. The highest yield of the red pigment was 1107 mg l obtained from the culture of Penicillium sp. (HKUCC 8070) grown on the malt-extract medium.
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