Nutritional Requirements for the Improvement of Growth and Sporulation of Several Strains of Monascus purpureus on Solid State Cultivation

Figure 8

Effect of C/N ratio on the production of M. purpureus cells. Q: C/N ratio of PDA (potato dextrose agar) medium (PDA without nitrogen source), 1.5: C/N ratio of MEA (malt extract agar), 1.8: C/N ratio of IM (improved medium), 8.6: C/N ratio of Hiroi, 10: C/N ratio of PM (power medium), and 12.3: C/N ratio of Hiroi-PDA.