Isolation of Monascus purpureus HC-5 and Optimization of Solid-State Fermentation for High-Yield Pigment Production
Wenli Quan, Shuanglian Chen, Han Li, Zhen Tang, Mohammad Nur Alam, Xun Liu · 2025
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Wenli Quan and co-workers isolate a high-yield pigment fungus and tune its fermentation for industrial colorant production, in a 2025 paper. Monascus pigments are valued natural food colorants, but good strains and efficient processes are scarce. The team pulled a new strain from red yeast rice.
The strain, named HC-5, broke down its food source well with strong enzyme activity. Rice proved the best growth base, and a response-surface search found soaking time and temperature to be the decisive settings. Under the tuned recipe, pigment output rose about fourfold over the starting process. The authors present the strain and settings as a base for large-scale production.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Wenli Quan, Shuanglian Chen, Han Li, Zhen Tang, Mohammad Nur Alam, Xun Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |