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Descriptor English: Monascus
Descriptor Spanish: Monascus
Descriptor Monascus
Entry term(s) Monascus albidus
Monascus anka
Monascus araneosus
Monascus rubiginosus
Scope note: Género de la familia Monascaceae, orden EUROTIALES. Una de las especies, la Monascus purpureus, tiene múltiples aplicaciones en medicina tradicional china (MEDICINA TRADICIONAL CHINA).
Descriptor Portuguese: Monascus
Descriptor French: Monascus
Entry term(s): Monascus albidus
Monascus anka
Monascus araneosus
Monascus purpureus
Monascus rubiginosus
Tree number(s): B01.300.107.320.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D032741
Scope note: A genus in the family Monascaceae, order EUROTIALES. One species, Monascus purpureus, has multiple uses in traditional Chinese medicine (MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL).
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Ascomycota (1975-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 36625
Unique ID: D032741
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Monascus - Preferred
Concept UI M0401383
Scope note A genus in the family Monascaceae, order EUROTIALES. One species, Monascus purpureus, has multiple uses in traditional Chinese medicine (MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL).
Preferred term Monascus
Monascus purpureus - Narrower
Concept UI M0401384
Scope note Species in the family Monascaceae. M. purpureus is grown on cooked non-glutinous rice, producing a fermentation by-product known as red yeast rice. Red yeast rice contains a compound related to the statins that has been shown to reduce cholesterol levels.
Preferred term Monascus purpureus
Entry term(s) Monascus albidus
Monascus anka
Monascus araneosus
Monascus rubiginosus



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