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Penicillin takes its name from the mould
APenicillium notatum
BAspergillus niger
CMonascus purpureus
DTrichoderma polysporum
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Penicillium notatum
1. The antibiotic was named after the organism that produced it.
2. That organism was the mould Penicillium notatum.
3. The name Penicillin therefore follows directly from the mould.
4. The other moulds listed give citric acid, statins and cyclosporin A.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Biology Ch8 'Microbes in Human Welfare'_
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