title: Light effects on cell development and secondary metabolism in Monascus.
abstract: In nature, light is one of most crucial environmental signals for developmental and physiological processes in various organisms, including filamentous fungi. We have found that both red light and blue light affect development in Monascus, influencing the processes of mycelium and spore formation, and the production of secondary metabolites such as gamma-aminobutyric acid, red pigments, monacolin K and citrinin. Additionally, we observed that the wavelength of light affects these developmental and physiological processes in different ways. These findings suggest that Monascus possesses a system for differential light response and regulation.
authors.affiliation: Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture, Haga 5301, Okayama, 701-1296, Japan. tsuyoshi_miyake@pref.okayama.jp
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Toshie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kii
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: Fumihiro
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sammoto
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kariyama
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000528:radiation effects; D002953:Citrinin / Q000378:metabolism; D004345:Drug Industry; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007218:Industrial Microbiology; D008027:Light; D018942:Macrolides / Q000378:metabolism; D032741:Monascus / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000378:metabolism; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018942:Macrolides; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D002953:Citrinin; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid