红曲霉研究现状及展望_英文_.docx

Research Status and Application Prospects ofMonascus sp.Wei LU, Xianmeng XU*Department of Organic Food Engineering, YunCheng Vocational and Technical College, Yuncheng 044000, China红曲霉研究现状及展望卢慰，许 先猛 * （运 城 职 业 技 术 学 院 有 机 食 品 工 程 系 ，山 西 运 城 044000）摘 要 红 曲 霉 在 我 国 有 着 悠 久 的 应 用 历 史 ， 近 些 年 人 们 对 红 曲 霉 产 生 的 有 效 生 理 活 性 物 质 进 行 了 深 入 的 研 究 。 该 文 介 绍 了 红 曲 霉 的 菌 种 的 分 类 、红 曲 霉 的 培 养 特 征 和 生 理 生 化 特 征 、红 曲 霉 初 级 代 谢 产 物 和 次 级 代 谢 产 物 及 红 曲 霉 研 究 展 望 和 发 展 前 景 进 行 了 综 述 。 为 进 一 步 开 发 红 曲 保 健 食 品 市 场 提 供 一 定 的 理 论 指 导 。Abstract Monascus sp. has been widely applied for a long time in China. In recentyears, the effective physiological active substances produced by Monascus sp. have been extensively investigated. The classification, cultivation characteristics, physiolog- ical and biochemical properties, primary metabolites, secondary metabolites and ap- plication prospects of Monascus sp. were summarized and discussed in this paper. Key words Monascus sp., Metabolites, Prospects DOI:10.16175/ki.1009-4229.2015.01.046sing rice as the principal rawmaterial, red yeast rice, which has been applied for thou-health-care red yeast rice in loweringblood pressure, cholesterol and blood fat, etc.Usands of years in China, is fermentedby Monascus sp. As products ofMonascus sp., monascorubin has关 键 词红 曲 霉 ；产 物 ；前 景Monascus sp.Classification of Monascus sp.Monascus sp., applied for a long time in China, is one of the beneficial fungi in food processing, which be- longs to the genus Monascus, sub- classEuascomycetae,classAs-been widely used in pharmaceuticals,foods, daily chemicals, meat products and cosmetics. Currently, functional red yeast rice and its products are in- creasingly attracting the attention of the international market.Red yeast rice, also called Dan qu, originated in China, is a traditional diet and medicine. Red yeast rice has been applied in food and Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Based on the modern theo