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  1. Which steroid is used for microbial transformation?
    1. Cortisol
    2. Cholesterol
    3. Testosterone
    4. Progesterone
Correct Option: B

Microbial transformation is a biological process in which organic compounds are modified into reversible products. These biotransformation reactions are catalysed by purified enzymes present in microbial cells or pure cullures of micro-organisms. Cholesterol forms a major component of animal cell membranes liposomes (artificially created spheres surrounded by a phospholipid bilayer like a membrane). Cholesterol is used for microbial transformation (transgenics).



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