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

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Statin, a blood-cholesterol lowering agent, is commercially obtained from (A) Trichoderma polysporum (B) Acetobacter aceti (C) Clostridium butyricum (D) Monascus purpureus

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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.

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

Trichoderma polysporum

Acetobacter aceti

Clostridium butyricum

Monascus purpureus

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.