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Inhibitory Effect of Oral Administration of Monascus Pigment on Tumor Promotion in Two-Stage Carcinogenesis in Mouse Skin

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1996

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Abstract

Monascus pigment was extracted from red malted rice, Monascus anka. It has been used as coloring matter for foodstuffs in Japan and certain Asian countries. Oral administration of Monascus pigment suppressed the tumor promotion by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate in mice following initiation by 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene.