红色的稻米发酵粉

Product name:Red yeast rice extract Active ingredients:Monacolin K Appearence:Red brown powder Specification: Total Monacolin K : 0.4%-3.0% Citrinin free, HPLC Total MonacolinK:1%-3.0%,Citrinin free, cool water-soluble, HPLC Red yeast rice, a Chinese dietary supplement, has gained popularity because of its properties as a natural statin. This fermented rice product is used as a medicinal food to improve blood circulation by decreasing cholesterol and triglyceride levels.3,4 The supplement contains varying amounts of natural monacolins as a result of the different strains of Monascus purpureus used in fermentation.5 Monacolins lower cholesterol by inhibiting HMG–CoA (5-hydroxy-3-methylglutarylcoenzyme A) reductase, the rate-limiting step for cholesterol synthesis in the liver. The primary monacolin in red yeast rice is monacolin K, which has the same chemical structure as lovastatin.