Cyclosporin A, used as immune suppressive agent is obtained from

Bacillus subtilis

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Trichoderma polysporum

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Plasmopara viticola

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Monascus purpureus

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The correct option is B Trichoderma polysporum
Cyclosporin A obtained from fermentative activity of fungus – Trichoderma polysporum. It has antifungal, anti-inflammatory and immune suppressive properties. It inhibits activation of T-cells and therefore, prevents rejection.

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Q. Cyclosporin A, used as an immune suppressive agent is obtained from:

Which orgainsm is used to produce an immunosuppreasant? [1]

(a) Trichoderma polysporum

(b) Aspergillus niger

(d) Clostridium butylicum

Q. Match the following and select the correct option.

	Column I		Column II
(a)	Clostridium butylicum	(i)	Cyclosporin-A
(b)	Trichoderma polysporum	(ii)	Butyric acid
(c)	Monascus purpureus	(iii)	Citric acid
(d)	Aspergillus niger	(iv)	Blood cholesterol lowering agent

Q. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

(a)	Monascus purpureus	(i)	Streptokinase
(b)	Trichoderma polysporum	(ii)	Autotrophic N $_{2}$ fixer
(c)	Streptococcus	(iii)	Statins
(d)	Nostoc	(iv)	Cyclosporin A

Match the following list of microbes and their importance:
$\begin{matrix} (1) & S a c c h a r o m y c e s c e r e v i s i a e & (i) & P r o d u c t i o n o f i m m u n o s u p p r e s s i v e a g e n t (2) & M o n a s c u s p u r p u r e u s & (i i) & R i p e n i n g o f S w i s s c h e e s e (3) & T r i c h o d e r m a p o l y s p o r u m & (i i i) & C o m m e r c i a l p r o d u c t i o n o f e t h a n o l (4) & P r o p i o n i b a c t e r i u m s h a r m a n i i & (i v) & P r o d u c t i o n o f b l o o d c h o l e s t e r o l l o w e r i n g a g e n t s \end{matrix}$

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Cyclosporin A, used as immune suppressive agent is obtained from

The correct option is B Trichoderma polysporum Cyclosporin A obtained from fermentative activity of fungus – Trichoderma polysporum. It has antifungal, anti-inflammatory and immune suppressive properties. It inhibits activation of T-cells and therefore, prevents rejection.

The correct option is B Trichoderma polysporum
Cyclosporin A obtained from fermentative activity of fungus – Trichoderma polysporum. It has antifungal, anti-inflammatory and immune suppressive properties. It inhibits activation of T-cells and therefore, prevents rejection.