Question

Give the scientific name of microbes from which cyclosporin-A and statin are obtained. Write one medical use of each one of these drugs.

Answer 1

Cyclosporin-A is produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum and it is medically used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ transplant patients. Statin is produced by Monascus perpureus which is a yeast fungus. Medically it is used as blood cholesterol lowering agent.