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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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When does antibiotic resistance develop?
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| Sr. No. | Microbes type | Name | Commercial product |
| 1. | Fungus | A | Penicillin |
| 2. | B | Aspergillus niger | Citric acid |
| 3. | Bacterium | Bacterium licheniformis | C |
