Which of the following is a commercial blood cholesterol lowering agent?
Statin
Streptokinase
Lipases
Cyclosporin A
A.
Statin
Statin is obtained from a yeast (Fungi) called Monascus purpureus. It acts by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for synthesis of cholesterol.
Which one of the following equipments is essentially required for growing microbes on a large scale, for industrial production of enzymes?
Sludge digester
Industrial oven
Bioreactor
BOD incubator
Which of the following can be used as a biocontrol agent in the treatment of plant disease?
Chlorella
Anabaena
Lactobacillus
Trichoderma
