Which of the following is a commercial blood cholesterol lowering agent?

Lipases

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Cyclosporin A

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Statin

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Streptokinase

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Solution

The correct option is C Statin
Statins are sold commercially as blood-cholesterol lowering agents. It acts by competitively inhibiting HMG-CoA (3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl- coenzyme) reductase, the enzyme responsible for synthesis of cholesterol.

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

(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