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Composition comprising red rice fermentation product and preparation


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Arbakariya Ariff (2013) Composition comprising red rice fermentation product and preparation. PI2013700215.

Abstract

The present invention provides a product of the fermentation of a Monascus strain that can be used as a dietary supplement or as a therapeutic medicament to lower both serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels in mammals. In one aspect, there is provided a composition for treating elevated serum cholesterol and/or triglycerides, wherein the comprising a red rice product containing a polar extract of Monascus purpureus. In a second aspect, there is provided a method of preparing a red rice product by an improved fermentation procedure, the method comprising the steps of: (i) culturing a Monascus purpureus fungi strain in a culture medium comprising rice; (ii) removing the culture medium to provide a solid residue; and (iii) drying the solid residue to form the red rice product. In a third aspect, there is provided a pharmaceutical or nutritional composition comprising the polar extract of red rice product or Monascus purpureus fermented product.


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Item Type: Patent
Application Number: PI2013700215
Filing Date: 2013-02-06
Divisions: Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Keywords: Fermentation; Supplement; Medicament; Red rice
Depositing User: Mohd Hafiz Che Mahasan
Date Deposited: 17 Mar 2015 02:12
Last Modified: 17 Mar 2015 02:14
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/33615
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