[Studies on gel electrophoresis of soluble protein and two kinds of isodynamic enzyme in hongqu from different producing areas].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the consanguinity between 12 strains of Monascus(MS 01-12) separated and purified from different samples of Hongqu collected from 12 areas in China and the variant strain of Monascus(MS 18) mutated from M. purpureus.


METHODS
Gel electrophoresis of soluble protein, esterase and superoxide dismutase(SOD) was used to study the consanguinity between strains MS 01-12 and the variant strain MS 18.


RESULTS
The electrochromatophoreses of soluble protein, esterase and SOD in the 12 strains (MS 01-12) are identical, but in the variant strain MS 18 are remarkably different. The results are consistent with those of morphological studies.


CONCLUSIONS
Strains MS 01-12 are the identical species M. purpureus, but strain MS 18 is different from strains of MS 01-12, or a variant of M. purpureus.
Department of Pharmacy, Shenyang Military General Hospital, Shenyang 110015.
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D004950:Esterases / Q000032:analysis*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D032741:Monascus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D013045:Species Specificity; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000032:analysis*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
D005656:Fungal Proteins; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D004950:Esterases