Zoology - Microbes in Human Welfare Question with Solution | TestHub
_________ is used to produce a bioactive molecule which is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients.
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Streptokinase produced by the bacteriumStreptococcusand 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 heart attack.
The bioactive molecule, cyclosporin A, that is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients, is produced by the fungusTrichoderma polysporum. Statins produced by the yeastMonascus purpureushave been commercialised as blood-cholesterol lowering agents. It acts by competitively inhibiting the enzyme responsible for synthesis of cholesterol.Clostridium butylicum(a bacterium) produces butyric acid.
