Class 12th Biology 2017 Set2 Outside Delhi Board Paper Solution

Question 8

Write the binomials of two fungi and mention the products/bioactive molecules they help to produce.

Answer

Cyclosporine −A, that is used as an Immuno suppressive agent in organ transplant patients, is produced by the fungus trichoderma polysporumstatins produced by the yeast.

Monascus purpureus have been commercialised as blood-cholesterol lowering agent.