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

Ethanol

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Streptokinase for the remaining of dots from blood vessels.

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Citric acid

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Blood cholesterol-lowering statins

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Solution

The correct option is D
Blood cholesterol-lowering statins

Monascus purpurius:
Monascus purpurius is a strain of yeast that is reddish-purple in colour.
This yeast produces statin. That's why this is used commercially in industries.
Statin is a drug used to lower blood cholesterol levels.
This act as an inhibitor for the enzyme HMG- Co-A reductase.
HMG- Co-A reductase is responsible for the synthesis of lipids. Statin is the competitive inhibitor of this enzyme.
Final answer: Monascus purpureus is a yeast used commercially in the production of blood cholesterol-lowering statins.

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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

What does Monascus purpureus yeast produce?

(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

	List I		List II
a.	$S a c c h a r o m y c e s c e r e v i s i a e$	1.	Production of immunosuppressive agents
b.	$M o n a s c u s p u r p u r e u s$	2.	Ripening of Swiss cheese
c.	$T r i c h o d e r m a p o l y s p o r u m$	3.	Commercial production of ethanol
d.	$P r o p i o n i b a c t e r i u m s h e r m a n i i$	4.	Production of blood cholesterol lowering agents

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