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Match the following:
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| List-I | List-II | ||
| (i) | Statins | A | Propionibacterium sharmanii |
| (ii) | Swiss cheese | B | Streptococcus |
| (iii) | Cyclosporin A | C | Aspergillus niger |
| (iv) | Citric acid | D | Trichoderma polysporum |
| (v) | Clot buster | E | Monascus purpureus |
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(i)-E, (ii)-A, (iii)-D, (iv)-C, (v)-B
The bioactive molecule, cyclosporin A, that 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 commercialized as blood-cholesterol lowering agents. Streptokinase produced by the bacterium Streptococcus and modified by genetic engineering is used as a ‘clot buster’ for removing clots from the blood vessels of patients who have undergone myocardial infarction leading to a heart attack. Aspergillus niger (a fungus) produces citric acid. the large holes in ‘Swiss cheese’ are due to
production of a large amount of CO2 by a bacterium named Propionibacterium sharmanii.
production of a large amount of CO2 by a bacterium named Propionibacterium sharmanii.
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