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Microbes in Industrial Products

Question

Which of the following is immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients?

Easy

A

Cyclosporin A produced by fungus Trichoderma polysporum
B

Cyclosporin A produced by yeast Monascus purpureus
C

Statins produced by bacterium Streptococcus
D

Statins produced by yeast Monascus purpureus

Solution

Cyclosporin A is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients, is produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum.
Statins produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus have been commercialised as blood-cholesterol lowering agents. It acts by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for synthesis of cholesterol.

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