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Biology · MICROBES IN HUMAN WELFARE

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Statins, commercialized as blood-cholesterol lowering agents, are produced by which of the following yeasts?

  1. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  2. Aspergillus niger
  3. Trichoderma polysporum
  4. Monascus purpureus

Correct answer · Option 4

Monascus purpureus

Explanation

Statins produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus have been commercialised as blood-cholesterol lowering agents.

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