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Name the blank spaces a, b, c and d from the table given below:
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| Type of Microbe | Scientific Name | Commercial Product |
| Bacterium | a | Lactic acid |
| Fungus | b | Cyclosporin-A |
| c | Monascus purpureus | Statin |
| Fungus | Penicillium notatum | d |
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a = Lactobacillus
b = Trichoderma Polysporum
c = Yeast
d = Penicillin
b = Trichoderma Polysporum
c = Yeast
d = Penicillin
a) Microbes are used for commercial and industrial production of organic acids such as lactic acid. Lactic acid is produced by the bacterium Lactobacillus.
b) Cyclosporin is a new antifungal antibiotic produced commercially by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum. It is used as an immunosuppressant agent in organ-transplant patients.
c) Statins, produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus, have been commercialized as blood-cholesterol lowering agents. They act by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of cholesterol.
d) Penicillin was the first antibiotic that was discovered by Alexander Fleming. It was found to be produced by mould Penicillium notatum.
b) Cyclosporin is a new antifungal antibiotic produced commercially by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum. It is used as an immunosuppressant agent in organ-transplant patients.
c) Statins, produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus, have been commercialized as blood-cholesterol lowering agents. They act by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of cholesterol.
d) Penicillin was the first antibiotic that was discovered by Alexander Fleming. It was found to be produced by mould Penicillium notatum.
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