Zoology - Microbes in Human Welfare Question with Solution | TestHub
Which combination from the option fill up the blank spaces a, b, c and d correctly in the table below?
| Type of microbe | Scientific Name | Commercial Product | |
| (i) | Bacterium | Clot buster enzyme | |
| (ii) | Aspergillus niger | Citric acid | |
| (iii) | Fungus | Monascus purpureus | |
| (iv) | Bacterium | Butyric acid |
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Solution:
Microbes are also used for commercial and industrial production of certain chemicals like organic acids, alcohols and enzymes. Examples of acid producers areAspergillus niger(a fungus) of citric acid,Acetobacter aceti(a bacterium) of acetic acid;Clostridium butylicum(a bacterium) of butyric acid and Lactobacillus (a bacterium) of lactic acid. Streptokinase produced by the bacterium Streptococcus and modified by genetic engineering is used as a 'clot buster' for removing clots from the blood vessels of patients who have undergone myocardial infarction leading to a heart attack. Statins produced by the yeastMonascus purpureushave been commercialized as blood-cholesterol lowering agents. It acts by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of cholesterol.
