Monascus purpurous is yeast or fungi ?
Solution:
Manescus purpureus is a yeast (which is a fungus). It is used commercially for the production of blood cholesterol-lowering statins. In China, it is used to form red yeast rice and other fermented foods.
Though yeast are unicellular but they are still classified under the kingdom Fungi. This is because of the certain characteristics like having eukaryotic cell structure, branched mycelium, etc. Yeast belongs to class Ascomycetes of Fungi group.
Manescus purpureus is a yeast (which is a fungus). It is used commercially for the production of blood cholesterol-lowering statins. In China, it is used to form red yeast rice and other fermented foods.
Though yeast are unicellular but they are still classified under the kingdom Fungi. This is because of the certain characteristics like having eukaryotic cell structure, branched mycelium, etc. Yeast belongs to class Ascomycetes of Fungi group.