Which of the following is wrongly matched in the given table?
Microbe Product Application Trichoderma polysporum Cyclosporin A Immunosuppressive drug Microbe Product Application Monascus purpureus Statins Lowering of blood cholesterol Microbe Product Application Streptococcus Streptokinase Removal of clot from blood vessel Microbe Product Application Clostridium butylicum Lipase Removal of oil stains
Solution
Clostridium butylicum is used for the production of butyric acid that is used to make rancid butter.
Lipases: These are used in detergent formulations and are helpful in removing oily stains from laundry. Lipases are obtained from Candida lipolytica and Geotrichum candidum.
Asked in: NEET 2016 (Phase 1)
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