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Microbes in Industrial Products
Question

Match the following columns and select the correct option.

Column IColumn 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


 

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Solution

Clostridium butylicum gives butyric acid. Trichoderma polysporum yields cyclosporin- A that is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients. Monascus purpureus produces statin that are blood cholesterol lowering agent and Aspergillus niger is used for production of citric acid.

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