Research progress of coenzyme Q10 in red yeast rice
The sources,content improvement methods,detection methods,extraction techniques,and application prospects of coenzyme Q10 in red yeast rice were introduced,aiming to provide references for the production and application of red yeast rice containing coenzyme Q10.Coenzyme Q10 is one of the important metabolites of Monascus,which not only shows a variety of biological activities,but also effectively reduce the side effects of statin components in Monascus.The main methods to increase the content of coenzyme Q10 in red yeast rice are optimizing fermentation conditions and breeding high-yield strains.The main methods for the determination of coenzyme Q10 are spectroscopy and chromatography.In terms of extraction technology,mainly saponification,ultrasonic extraction and supercritical extraction are used to extract coenzyme Q10 from microorganisms.At present,microbial-derived coenzyme Q10 is used in medicine,food and cosmetics.
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