Monascin

Noun

Word Frequency: 3.2

Definitions

1.NounThe heterotricycle (3S,3aR,9aR)-3-hexanoyl-9a-methyl-6-[(E)-prop-1-enyl]-3,3a,4,8-tetrahydrofuro[3,2-g]isochromene-2,9-dione present in the rice mold Monascus

Synonyms

monascinol micromonolactam annomontacin rubropunctatin damascenine sesamoside montanic acid mucosin annonacinone montanin neoambrosin calonectrin

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