This entry in the table is wrongly matched, identify.

This entry in the table is wrongly matched, identify.
  1. Microbes Product Action
    Monascus purpureus Statins Lowers blood cholesterol
  2. Microbes Product Action
    Streptococcus Streptokinase Removes clots from blood vessels
  3. Microbes Product Action
    Clostridium acetobutylicum Lipase Oil stain removal
  4. Microbes Product Action
    Trichoderma polysporum Cyclosporin-A Immunosuppressive drug

Solution

Clostridium acetobutylicum is a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria and is a soil-dwelling organism. This mesophilic organism is saccharolytic and capable of producing a number of different commercially useful products; most notably acetone, ethanol and butanol.

Candida lipolytica is a fungus that is commonly used in detergents to remove oil stains from the laundry, as it produces a high quantity of lipases.

Asked in: NEET 2019 (All India)

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