Monascus purpureus-fermented Thai glutinous rice reduces blood and hepatic cholesterol and hepatic steatosis concentrations in diet-induced hypercholesterolemic rats

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Bunnoy,A., Saenphet,K., Lumyong,S., Saenphet,S., Chomdej,S.
• التنسيق: مقال
• منشور في: BioMed Central 2015
• الموضوعات: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84925882625&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38916

© Bunnoy et al. Background: Red yeast rice (RYR) is a fermented product used as a food supplement to promote blood circulation and lower blood cholesterol levels in eastern Asia. Interestingly, monacolin K is the most active compound in RYR that proved to inhibit HMG-CoA reductase in the cholesterol...