Monascus purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of:

Citric acid

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Blood cholesterol lowering statins

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Ethanol

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Streptokinase for removing clots from the blood vessels

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The correct option is B Blood cholesterol lowering statins
Monascus purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of blood cholesterol-lowering statins.

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Q. Monascus purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of

Q. Monascus purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of :

Option A	Option B	Option C	Option D
Ethanol	Streptokinase for removing clots from the blood vessels	Citric acid	Blood cholesterol lowering stains

Q. Match the columns.

(a)	Saccharomyces cerevisiae	(i)	Production of immunosuppressive agent
(b)	Monascus purpureus	(ii)	Ripening swiss cheese
(c)	Trichoderma polysporum	(iii)	Commercial production of ethanol
(d)	Propionibacterium sharmanii	(iv)	Production of blood cholesterol lowering agents

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

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

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Monascus purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of:

The correct option is B Blood cholesterol lowering statinsMonascus purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of blood cholesterol-lowering statins.

The correct option is B Blood cholesterol lowering statins
Monascus purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of blood cholesterol-lowering statins.