Read the following statement having two blanks (A and B): “A drug used for (A) patients is obtained from a species of the organism (B) .” The one correct option for the two blanks is:
- A Organ-transplant, B Trichoderma
- A AIDS, B Pseudomonas
- A Swine flu, B Monascus
- A Heart, B Penicillium
Answer
(1) A Organ-transplant, B Trichoderma
Solution
As per NCERT, cyclosporin A, which is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients, is produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum.
⇒ A = Organ-transplant, B = Trichoderma.
Statins from Monascus purpureus lower blood cholesterol, and Penicillium gives the antibiotic penicillin; neither is related to swine flu or AIDS as given.
Answer: (1)