Monascus spp., a kind of fungi, used in food production and traditional medicine for a thousand of years in China, has become an important microorganism resources due to its production of many kinds of metabolites, such as monascus pigment, monacolins,γ-aminobutyric acid(GABA), ergosterol and hydrolyase, which are used as food fermentation starter, food colorant, function food and the ingredients or/and raw materials of medicine. At present, the investigation about Monascus spp. was focused on its cl...