Question

write 3 points of importance of fungi in medicine.

Answer 1

1. Penicillin obtained from Penicillium is an antibiotic which is used widely to treat infection caused by a bacterium.
2. Cyclosporin A produced by Trichoderma polysporum is a powerful immunosuppresant being used during bone marrow and organ transplants in humans.
3. Statins produced by Aspergillus have been used to reduce low density lipoproteins from blood vessels in humans.