Vol. 8, Issue 6 (2020)
Characterization of monascorubrin pigment isolated from Monascus purpureus
Author(s): Indumathi Mullaiselvan, Vijayarani Kanagaraj, Baskaran Dharmar, Murugan Balaraman and Sundaram Meignanalakshmi
Abstract: Synthetic colors are major threat and liability to human race. Many naturally ocuuring microorganisms synthesize naturals colors as potential as synthetic colors that can be used as an replacement for synthetic colors in food industry. One such fungal organism is Monascus purpureus. Monascus purpureus was isolated from soil samples collected from various regions of Ooty district. Soil samples were analysed and M. purpureus was identified and screened for pigment production. The identification of strain was done using Lacto phenol cotton blue staining. Monascorubrin pigment was extracted by standard solvent extraction method, solvent used was ethanol (V/V). Extracted pigment was concentrated using rotary vacuum evaporator. Purified by HPLC (C17 column) and characterized by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, Particle size, zeta potential, and LC-MS.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i6t.10953
Pages: 1384-1387 | 1007 Views 295 Downloads
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Indumathi Mullaiselvan, Vijayarani Kanagaraj, Baskaran Dharmar, Murugan Balaraman, Sundaram Meignanalakshmi. Characterization of monascorubrin pigment isolated from Monascus purpureus. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(6):1384-1387. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i6t.10953
