Improvement of red-pigment-producing fungal strain (Monascus purpureus FTC 5391) using monospore isolation technique

Monospore isolation technique was performed to obtain the improved strain that has high and consistent ability to produce red pigment. The ability of Monascus purpureus FTC 5391 wild strain in producing red pigment was successfully improved using monospore isolation technique. By using this approach...

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Main Authors: Abdul Manan, Musaalbakri, Ariff, Arbakariya, Mohamad, Rosfarizan, Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) 2006
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author Abdul Manan, Musaalbakri
Ariff, Arbakariya
Mohamad, Rosfarizan
Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail
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Ariff, Arbakariya
Mohamad, Rosfarizan
Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail
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description Monospore isolation technique was performed to obtain the improved strain that has high and consistent ability to produce red pigment. The ability of Monascus purpureus FTC 5391 wild strain in producing red pigment was successfully improved using monospore isolation technique. By using this approach of improvement, three different monospore isolates of M. purpureus FTC 5391 (MP 3, MP 4 and MP 5) were obtained as the best red pigment producers when glucose, potato starch and rice starch were used as carbon source, respectively.
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spelling upm-489462016-12-30T02:26:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48946/ Improvement of red-pigment-producing fungal strain (Monascus purpureus FTC 5391) using monospore isolation technique Abdul Manan, Musaalbakri Ariff, Arbakariya Mohamad, Rosfarizan Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail Monospore isolation technique was performed to obtain the improved strain that has high and consistent ability to produce red pigment. The ability of Monascus purpureus FTC 5391 wild strain in producing red pigment was successfully improved using monospore isolation technique. By using this approach of improvement, three different monospore isolates of M. purpureus FTC 5391 (MP 3, MP 4 and MP 5) were obtained as the best red pigment producers when glucose, potato starch and rice starch were used as carbon source, respectively. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48946/1/Improvement%20of%20red-pigment-producing%20fungal%20strain%20%28Monascus%20purpureus%20FTC%205391%29%20using%20monospore%20isolation%20technique.pdf Abdul Manan, Musaalbakri and Ariff, Arbakariya and Mohamad, Rosfarizan and Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail (2006) Improvement of red-pigment-producing fungal strain (Monascus purpureus FTC 5391) using monospore isolation technique. Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science, 34 (1). pp. 77-87. ISSN 1394-9829; ESSN: 2289-9650 http://ejtafs.mardi.gov.my/index.php/publication/issues/archive/41-2006/volume-34-no1/179-340109
spellingShingle Abdul Manan, Musaalbakri
Ariff, Arbakariya
Mohamad, Rosfarizan
Abdul Karim, Mohamed Ismail
Improvement of red-pigment-producing fungal strain (Monascus purpureus FTC 5391) using monospore isolation technique
title Improvement of red-pigment-producing fungal strain (Monascus purpureus FTC 5391) using monospore isolation technique
title_full Improvement of red-pigment-producing fungal strain (Monascus purpureus FTC 5391) using monospore isolation technique
title_fullStr Improvement of red-pigment-producing fungal strain (Monascus purpureus FTC 5391) using monospore isolation technique
title_full_unstemmed Improvement of red-pigment-producing fungal strain (Monascus purpureus FTC 5391) using monospore isolation technique
title_short Improvement of red-pigment-producing fungal strain (Monascus purpureus FTC 5391) using monospore isolation technique
title_sort improvement of red-pigment-producing fungal strain (monascus purpureus ftc 5391) using monospore isolation technique
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