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2020 Phase-2 Microbes in Human Welfare Microbial products - immunosuppressants Medium Question 13 of 81 in Microbes in Human Welfare

Cyclosporin A, used as immunosuppression agent, is produced from

A Trichoderma polysporum

B Monascus purpureus

C Saccharomyces cerevisiae

D Penicillium notatum

The answer is A.

Solution

Cyclosporin A, an immunosuppressive drug commonly used in organ transplant patients, is produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum.

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