Question

Select all that apply.

Which fungi are used in medicine?
yeast
penicillium
aspergillus
Rhizopus stolonifera

Answer 1

Ans. Yeast, Penicillium, Aspergillus.

Fungi that produce medically significant compounds are considered as medicinal fungi, such as Penecillium. These medically significant compounds include anti-cancer drugs, antibiotics, cholesterol inhibitors, hormone analogs, and immunosupressents.

Various yeast strains are used to synthesize recombinant insulin (insulin analog). Penicillium provides antibiotic penicillin that kills various gram-positive bacteria. Aspergillus is used in medicine as it provides cholesterol inhibitors, such as statins.

Thus, options). 'yeast', 'penicillium', and 'aspergillus' are correct.

Answer 2

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "penicillium and yeast." Penicillium is a genus of ascomycetous fungi of major importance in the natural environment as well as food and drug production.