NEET Biology question

Biology Microbes in Human Welfare NEET

(NCERT Exemplar) Statins, competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for cholesterol synthesis in the body, are obtained from the yeast

(A)Monascus purpureusCorrect
(B)Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(C)Candida albicans
(D)Rhodotorula glutinis

Answer: (A)

Solution

NCERT Exemplar correctly attributes commercial statin production to the yeast Monascus purpureus,

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