Table 4.

Extrolites detected in Monascus.

Species	Extrolites
Monascus argentinensis	Anthraquinone Z, indole alkaloid (possibly gypsetin), rubratoxin-like
M.flavipigmentosus	Anthraquinone X (possibly atrochrysone), indole alkaloid (possibly gypsetin), unknown and unique metabolite biosynthetic family M and Y (Y1 and Y2)
M.floridanus	“ENDI”, orthosporin-like, “JOPS”
M.lunisporas	Citrinadin-like, indole alkaloid (possibly gypsetin), metabolite N series, metabolite O series, shamixanthone-like
M.mellicola	Indole alkaloid (possibly gypsetin), “GULLA”
M.pallens	Curvularin, dehydrocurvularin, indole alkaloid (possibly gypsetin)
M.purpureus	Citrinin, mevinolins, monascin, PP-V, PP-R, rubropunctamine, rubropunctatin, xanthomonasin A
M.recifensis	Anthraquinone X (= atrochrysone?), asterric acid, (−)-bisdechlorogeodin, “GULLA”, orthosporin-like, anthraquinone W (physcion-like), questin, red anthraquinone pigments, secalonic acid D, sulochrin
M.ruber	Indole alkaloid (possibly gypsetin), mevinolins, monascin, PP-V, PP-R, xanthomonasin A, rubropunctamine, rubropunctatin, rubratoxin-like