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MeSH Heading: Monascus
Tree Number(s): B01.300.107.320.500
Unique ID: D032741
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D032741
Scope Note: A genus in the family Monascaceae, order EUROTIALES. One species, Monascus purpureus, has multiple uses in traditional Chinese medicine (MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL).
Entry Term(s): Monascus albidus; Monascus anka; Monascus araneosus; Monascus purpureus; Monascus rubiginosus
Registry Numbers: txid5097; txid5098
Related Numbers: txid5098
Previous Indexing: Ascomycota (1975-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0401384
Registry Numbers: txid5098
Scope Note: Species in the family Monascaceae. M. purpureus is grown on cooked non-glutinous rice, producing a fermentation by-product known as red yeast rice. Red yeast rice contains a compound related to the statins that has been shown to reduce cholesterol levels.
Terms: Monascus purpureus Preferred Term
Term UI T465695
Date10/11/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Monascus albidus
Term UI T001010531
Date03/18/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Monascus anka
Term UI T001010532
Date03/18/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Monascus araneosus
Term UI T001010533
Date03/18/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Monascus rubiginosus
Term UI T001010534
Date03/18/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Monascus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025