alleryStatins, blood-cholesterol lowering agents, are produced by
ATrichoderma polysporum (fungus)
BMonascus purpureus (yeast)
CStreptococcus (bacterium)
DAspergillus niger (fungus)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Monascus purpureus (yeast)
1. syllabus names the yeast Monascus purpureus as the producer of statins.
2. Statins act by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for cholesterol synthesis.
3. Trichoderma polysporum produces cyclosporin A (immunosuppressant).
4. Streptococcus (modified) produces streptokinase, a clot-buster.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 8 "Microbes in Human Welfare", §8.2.3_
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