The noncovalent conjugations of human serum albumin (HSA) with MS/AK and the effect on anti-oxidant capacity as well as anti-glycation activity of Monascus yellow pigments

, while aminoguanidine (AG, a reference standard) caused only 65% decrease at the same concentration. Although radical scavenging and metal chelating activities could justify the observed anti-glycation activity of Mps, in-depth research on the structures of other functional compounds present in Mps except MS/AK and reaction mechanisms should be performed. Overall, the present study proved that Mps would be promising sources of food-based anti-glycation agents because of their superior inhibitory effect on AGEs.