NEET Previous Year Question
Statins commmercially used as blood cholesterol lowering agents are produced by :-
Topic: NEET PYQ
Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.
- AAgrobacterium tumefaciens
- BTrichoderma polysporum
- CMonascus purpureus
- DTrichoderma viridae
Correct answer: C
Solution
(c) Monascus purpureus produces statins, which are used as blood cholesterol-lowering agents.More Microbes in Human Welfare PYQs
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