How do bioactive molecules of fungal origin help in restoring good health of humans ?
How do bioactive molecules of fungal origin help in restoring good health of humans ?
A bioactive molecule, cyclosporin $A$, that is used as an immuno suppressive agent in organtransplant 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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Which of the following is a wrong matching of a microbe and its industrial product?
Which of the following is a wrong matching of a microbe and its industrial product?
Toddy drinks is made by fermentation from
Toddy drinks is made by fermentation from
It is responsible for citric acid formation
It is responsible for citric acid formation
Which of the following food items are producedthrough fermentation by the microorganisms?
$(I)$ Idli $(II)$ Dosa
$(III)$ Toddy $(IV)$ Cheese
Which of the following food items are producedthrough fermentation by the microorganisms?
$(I)$ Idli $(II)$ Dosa
$(III)$ Toddy $(IV)$ Cheese
Which of the following is wrongly matched in the given table ?
Microbe
Product
Application
$(a)$ Streptococccus
Streptokinase
Removal of clot fromblood vessel
$(b)$ Clostridium butylicum
Lipase
Removal of oil stains
$(c)$ Trichoderma polysporum
Cyclosporin $A$
Immuno-suppressive drug
$(d)$ Monascus purpureus
Statins
Lowering of blood cholesterol
Which of the following is wrongly matched in the given table ?
| Microbe | Product | Application |
| $(a)$ Streptococccus | Streptokinase | Removal of clot fromblood vessel |
| $(b)$ Clostridium butylicum | Lipase | Removal of oil stains |
| $(c)$ Trichoderma polysporum | Cyclosporin $A$ | Immuno-suppressive drug |
| $(d)$ Monascus purpureus | Statins | Lowering of blood cholesterol |
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