Question 12

Find out the name of the microbes from which Cyclosporin A (an immunosuppressive drug) and Statins (blood cholesterol lowering agents) are obtained.

Answer

	Drug	Function	Microbe
1.	Cyclosporine −A	Immuno suppressive drug	Trichoderma polysporum
2.	Statin	Blood cholesterol lowering agent	Monascus purpureus

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