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藥英文：紅麴 Red yeast
◎文╱藥師藍偉玲
red yeast [rɛd] [jist]
紅麴
ferment (vt.) [fɚˈmɛnt]
發酵
supplement (n.) [ˋsʌpləmənt]
保健食品
Red yeast, produced by fermenting yeast on rice, contains a
compound called monacolin K. Monacolin K, similar to statins,
helps lower blood cholesterol levels and is commonly found in
dietary supplements for hyperlipidemia.
紅麴是透過在米上酵母發酵所製成，它的成分含有monacolin K，一種類似statin藥物的化合物。Monacolin
K與其他statin類藥物相似，有助於降低血液中的膽固醇，並常見於用於改善高血脂症的保健食品中。
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