KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 8. Microbes in Human Welfare
Which one of the following has been commercialised as blood-cholesterol lowering agent?
- A Strepokinase
- B Cyclosporin A
- C Statins
- D \(\alpha\)-Trypsin -A
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(C) Statins
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(C) Statins,
Statins are produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus. They are used as agents that lower the blood cholesterol. The enzyme 3- hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase (HMG CoAb reductase) is involved in synthesis of chlosterol in the liver.
Statins are produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus. They are used as agents that lower the blood cholesterol. The enzyme 3- hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase (HMG CoAb reductase) is involved in synthesis of chlosterol in the liver.
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