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प्रश्न
State the medicinal value and the bioactive molecules produced by Monascus purpureus.
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उत्तर
It produces a group of drugs called statins that are used to lower cholesterol in the body.
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| Column I | Column II |
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| (c) Streptomycin | (3) Streptomyces venezuelae |
| (d) Terramycin | (4) Streptomyces erythreus |
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