Statins that lower blood cholesterol are produced by the yeast:

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C. Monascus purpureus

1. They inhibit the cholesterol-making enzyme.
2. Monascus purpureus produces statins.
3. They are commercial cholesterol-lowering drugs.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 10, Microbes in Human Welfare._

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Trichoderma sp

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Aspergillus sp

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Saccharomyces sp

Statins that lower blood cholesterol are produced by the yeast:

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