Name a microbe used for statin production. How do statins lower blood cholesterol level?
(N/A) The microbe used for the production of statins is the yeast $Monascus$ $purpureus$.
Statins act as blood-cholesterol-lowering agents by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver.
Statins act as blood-cholesterol-lowering agents by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver.
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