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Q. Statin, a blood-cholesterol lowering agent, is commercially obtained from

AMUAMU 2014Microbes in Human Welfare

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Statins produced by the yeast Monascus purpureus have been commercially used as blood-cholesterol lowering agents. It is involved in competitive inhibition of the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of cholesterol.