This entry in the table is wrongly matched
Correct Answer :
Name of the Microbe - Clostridium butylicum, Product - Lipase, Purpose - Oil stain removal
Solution :
The correctly identified wrongly matched entry in the table is: "Name of the Microbe - Clostridium butylicum, Product - Lipase, Purpose - Oil stain removal".
Let us break down why this entry is incorrect and analyze each option step-by-step to understand the correct biological pairings:
1. Analysis of the incorrect match:
The microbe Clostridium butylicum is a bacterium that is commercially used for the production of butyric acid, not lipase.
Lipases, which are used in detergent formulations to remove oily stains from laundry, are typically obtained from fungi like Candida lipolytica or bacteria like Pseudomonas species. Therefore, matching Clostridium butylicum with lipase is incorrect.
2. Verification of the other (correctly matched) options:
• Monascus purpureus → Statins → Lowers blood cholesterol: This is a correct match. The yeast Monascus purpureus produces statins, which act as competitive inhibitors of the enzyme responsible for cholesterol synthesis, thereby lowering blood cholesterol levels.
• Streptococcus → Streptokinase → Removes clots from blood vessels: This is a correct match. Streptokinase is produced by the bacterium Streptococcus and modified by genetic engineering to be used as a "clot buster" for removing clots from the blood vessels of patients who have undergone myocardial infarction.
• Trichoderma polysporum → Cyclosporin-A → Immunosuppressive drug: This is a correct match. The fungus Trichoderma polysporum produces Cyclosporin-A, which is widely used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ-transplant patients.
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