Question
Download Solution PDFMatch List - I with List - II.
List - I | List - II | ||
(A) | Streptokinase | (I) | Blood-Cholesterol lowering agents |
(B) | Cyclosporin A | (II) | Clot Buster |
(C) | Statins | (III) | Propionibacterium Sharmanii |
(D) | Swiss Cheese | (IV) | Immuno suppressive agent |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFConcept:
- Microbes play an important role for the production of industrial products.
- They are used for fermented beverages, antibiotics, bioactive molecules as well as food products like cheese.
- Microbes may include bacteria as well as fungi.
Important Points
- Streptokinase -
- Streptokinase is known as a 'clot buster'.
- Streptococcus bacteria are used industrially to produce Streptokinase.
- It is used to remove unwanted blood clots in the blood vessels.
- It is particularly useful in patients who have undergone myocardial infarction leading to heart attack.
- The bacteria Streptococcus may also be genetically modified to produce the desired bioactive molecule.
- Cyclosporin A -
- Cyclosporin A is produced from the fungus Trichoderma polysporum.
- Cyclosporin A is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ transplant patients.
- Statins -
- Statins are blood cholesterol-lowering agents.
- It can induce competitive inhibition of the enzyme responsible for synthesis of cholesterol.
- It can be industrially obtained from a type of yeast called Monascus purpureus.
- Swiss Cheese -
- Swiss cheese are formed by the bacterium Propionibacterium shermanii.
- The large holes seen in Swiss cheese are its characteristic feature.
- They are formed due to CO2 production by the bacterial respiration.
Corrected Table:
List - I | List - II | ||
(A) | Streptokinase | (II) | Clot Buster |
(B) | Cyclosporin A | (IV) | Immuno suppressive agent |
(C) | Statins | (I) | Blood-Cholesterol lowering agents |
(D) | Swiss Cheese | (III) | Propionibacterium Sharmanii |
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.
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