Which microbe is used to produce a drug that lowers cholesterol levels in the blood ?

Tricoderma polysporum

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Monascus purpureus

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Streptococcus uberis

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Clostridium butylicum

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Solution

The correct option is B Monascus purpureus
Statins are produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus. These statins have been commercialised as blood-cholesterol lowering agents. It acts by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for synthesis of cholesterol.

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

(a) Trichoderma polysporum

(b) Aspergillus niger

(d) Clostridium butylicum

	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

(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

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