Question

Which of the following is wrongly matched in the given table?

Sl.No	Microbes	Product	Application
1.	Trichoderma polysporum	Cyclosporine	Immunosuppressive drug
2.	Monascus purpureus	Statins	Lowering of blood cholesterol
3.	Streptococcus	Streptokinase	Removal of clot from blood vessel
4.	Clostridium acetobutylicum	Lipase	Removal of oil strains

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Answer 1

Hint: Microorganisms are the single cell organisms that are found all around the environment. They are harmful for us but there are some microbes that are essential for us they are considered as good microbes. The microbes are used for the production of many different medicines.

Complete Answer:
- To solve this question, we must know about the microorganisms used in producing medicines. There are many strains of microorganisms that are used for producing essential products like edible microbes and some are also used for producing medicines.
- So, the microbes like Trichoderma polysporum used in the production of cyclosporine A, the calcineurin is an inhibitor that is produced by these microbes and is applicable as an immunosuppressive drug during the organ transplantation process to prevent the rejection.
- The Monascus purpureus is a fungus that produces a number of statins that involve lowering the cholesterol level in blood. It is used in red yeast rice form in the production of some fermented food.
- Another microbe’s use for medicinal values is Streptococcus. This bacterial strain produces streptokinase naturally, this is an enzyme that involves in the removal of clots from the blood vessels so that they can get spread from the initial area of the infection, it is also involved in the activation of fibrin.
- Clostridium acetobutylicum is another microbe that ferments sugar to organic solvent mixture. The mixture involves acetone, ethanol, and butanol and all of them are found in starch.

Thus, the correct option is ‘D’. 4.

Note: The lipase is an enzyme produced by the Bacillus sp. Like Pseudomonas, it is the nitrogen sources that are involved in peptone and yeast. The lipase enzyme is used for the degradation of oils and fats and converts them into glycerol and triacylglycerols.