beni-kojiMonascus pilosustomo kojiThe changes in the -aminobutyric acid (GABA) content during the making of beni-koji prepared with Monascus pilosus IFO 4520 vs. the difference in the rate of tomo koji (10%, 30%, and 50%) were examined. The increased proportion of tomo koji would increase...
The changes in the 纬-aminobutyric acid (GABA) content during the making of beni-koji prepared with Monascus pilosus IFO 4520 vs. the difference in the rate of tomo koji (10%, 30%, and 50%) were examined. The increased proportion of tomo koji would increase the GABA production and the ...
Beni-koji (Monascus sp.) making was done by applying the multiple tomo koji addition technique as follows. Rice materials were mixed with mature beni-koji seed at the beginning of beni-koji making (50% the weight of total rice, tomo koji) and incubated at 28 degreesC, 70% RH, for 3 ...
Beni-kojiFanconi syndrome is a disorder of the proximal tubule that leads to malabsorption of various electrolytes and substances and is a common consequence of drug-induced nephrotoxicity. However, cases of dietary supplement-induced Fanconi syndrome are rare, and detailed reports on the evaluation ...
Health food productComprehensive analysisRecently, health hazards, such as kidney damage, have been reported owing to the ingestion of a health food product, so-called "foods with functional claims (FFC)'', containing beni-koji (red yeast rice). Although not an expected compound in the FFC, ...
A Case of Fanconi Syndrome with Biopsy-Proven Acute Proximal Tubular Injury Induced by a Dietary Supplement, Benikojidoi:10.1681/ASN.2024bsm1b2fpMasato HabukaMichihiro HosojimaHideyuki KabasawaAsa OgawaYumi ItoSuguru YamamotoAkihiko SaitoAmerican Society of Nephrology...
PURPOSE:Using a mold that belongs to Monascus and has high capability of producing the benikoji pigment and weak alpha-amylase titer is made a crushed-rice koji with high water content and the objective pigment is extracted from the koji inexpensively in high yield. CONSTITUTION:Monascus A mold...
Protective effect of the mold (Benikoji) on alcohol-induced liver injurydoi:10.1016/S0021-5198(19)44965-2Megumi ShimabukuroHisako GiboMasato YonamineMaxwell Afarin GyamfiYoko AniyaThe Japanese Journal of Pharmacology
CONSTITUTION:Benikoji pigment is extracted from Benikoji with a mixed solvent of water and an alcohol, preferably containing 10-50 wt.% of water, at room temperature to 90 deg.C, and the pH of the extract is adjusted to the alkaline side, preferably 7.2-10.0.MIYAGAWA KAZUYUKI...
Hirota, A., Washiyama, S., Morimitsu, Y., and Muramatsu, N., Food factors from fermented foods: Isolation of monascin, ankaflavin, and kojic acid as lipoxygenase inhibitors from beni-koji and koji. In "Food factors for cancer prevention," ed. by Ohigashi, H., Osawa, T., Terao, J...