Xiaoshu Wu

Jan 9, 2025 | mdpi.com | Yan Wang |Weiwei Wu |Xiaoshu Wu |Weiyu Li

1. IntroductionMonascus ruber is a small filamentous fungus whose fermentation products have a long history in East Asia and have been used for centuries to produce fermented products such as food colorant and pharmaceutical preparations [1,2]. M. ruber can synthesize abundant beneficial secondary metabolites in the process of growth and metabolism, such as Monascus pigments (MPs), monacolin k, γ-aminobutyric acid, ergosterol, and enzymes [3,4,5,6]. MPs are a mixture of polyketides.