...Rachna Sehrawat; Parmjit S. Panesar; Reeba Panesar; Anit Kumar Purpose Biopigments, natural colors from microbiological origin are of great interest because of their potential advantages over synthetic colorants. Therefore, this paper aims to evaluate the best possible fermentative conditions...

... is a potent source of compounds (Dimerumic acid, Monacolin-k and -aminobutyric acid) having antimutagenic, antimicrobial and antiobesity, which helps in combating diseases. Design/methodology/approach Response surface methodology was used to optimise the biopigments extraction from Monascus...