Abstract:
The trace chemical components in functional
Monascus rice were studied to explore the potential bioactive substances. MCI column, Sephadex LH-20 gel, and preparative liquid chromatography were used to purified the ethyl acetate extract from functional
Monascus rice. Two novel pyridine
Monascus pigments were isolated and identified, named monascopyridine G (
1) and monascopyridine H (
2), respectively based on extensive mass spectrometry (MS), infrared radiation (IR), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis. The molecular docking experiments between compounds
1 and
2 and peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR
γ) showed that they exhibited obvious binding force with the receptor protein. Besides, the biosynthetic pathways of the two compounds were proposed, which provide a valuable reference for the selective production of these potential bioactive substances.