Microbes in household and industrial products
Why this is asked: Beyond curd and bread, know the mechanism behind at least one product: statins from Monascus purpureus lower blood cholesterol by competitively inhibiting the enzyme that synthesises it — the kind of specific, mechanistic fact NEET prefers over a bare organism-product pairing.
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Which of the following microbes are not involved in the preparation of household products?
A. Aspergillus niger · B. Lactobacillus · C. Trichoderma polysporum · D. Saccharomyces cerevisiae · E. Propionibacterium sharmanii
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- •Streptokinase, produced by the bacterium Streptococcus, is used for:
- •Which of the following is an example of a non-distilled alcoholic beverage produced by yeast?
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