The product of which has been commercialised for lowering blood cholesterol.

Trichoderma polysperma

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Monascus purpureus

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Aspergillus niger

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The correct option is B Monascus purpureus
Monascus yeast are commercially being used for lowering blood cholestrol levels.
Correct answer-B

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Q. Assertion :Saccharomyces cerevisiae produces acetic acid. Reason: Trichoderma polysporum produces blood cholesterol lowering agent.

Q. Which one of the following has been commercialized as blood-cholesterol lowering agent?

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

Q. Statins produced by Monascus purpureus have been used as blood-cholesterol lowering agents.

How do statins lower the blood-cholesterol levels in the body?

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The product of which has been commercialised for lowering blood cholesterol.

The correct option is B Monascus purpureusMonascus yeast are commercially being used for lowering blood cholestrol levels.Correct answer-B

The correct option is B Monascus purpureus
Monascus yeast are commercially being used for lowering blood cholestrol levels.
Correct answer-B