NMR evaluation of total statin content and HMG-CoA reductase inhibition in red yeast rice (Monascus spp.) food supplements

BACKGROUND: Red yeast rice (i.e., rice fermented with Monascus spp.), as a food supplement, is claimed to be blood cholesterol-lowering. The red yeast rice constituent monacolin K, also known as lovastatin, is an inhibitor of the hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase. This article aims to de...

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Autores principales: Lachenmeier, Dirk W, Monakhova, Yulia B, Kuballa, Thomas, Löbell-Behrends, Sigrid, Maixner, Sibylle, Kohl-Himmelseher, Matthias, Waldner, Asja, Steffen, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3337221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22439629
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8546-7-8

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