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Statins are widely used as blood cholesterol-lowering agents. Which of the following correctly identifies the microbe responsible for their commercial production and their mechanism of action?

Options

  1. AProduced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum ; acts by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for ch
  2. BProduced by the yeast Monascus purpureus ; acts by dissolving pre-formed clots in blood vessels.
  3. CProduced by the yeast Monascus purpureus ; acts by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for cholest
  4. DProduced by the bacterium Streptococcus ; acts by non-competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for chol

Correct answer

C. Produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus ; acts by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for cholest

Step-by-step solution

Statins are widely used as blood cholesterol-lowering agents. They are produced commercially by the yeast Monascus purpureus. Statins act by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of cholesterol. Answer: Produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus ; acts by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for cholesterol synthesis.

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