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Select the correct match of the bioactive molecule, its microbial source, and its medical application.

Options

  1. AStatins - Monascus purpureus - Blood-cholesterol lowering agent
  2. BCyclosporin A - Streptococcus - Immunosuppressive agent
  3. CStreptokinase - Trichoderma polysporum - Clot buster
  4. DStatins - Monascus purpureus - Clot buster

Correct answer

A. Statins - Monascus purpureus - Blood-cholesterol lowering agent

Step-by-step solution

Statins are produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus and have been commercialised as blood-cholesterol lowering agents. Cyclosporin A is an immunosuppressive agent used in organ-transplant patients, but it is produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum, not Streptococcus. Streptokinase is used as a clot buster, but it is produced by the bacterium Streptococcus, not Trichoderma polysporum. Statins are not clot busters; they act by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of cholesterol. An

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