Microbes & Molecules Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• lovastatin : aspergillus terreus produces this medication used to help lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
• penicillin : penicillium chrysogenum produces this famous antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections that was discovered by accident.
• tetracycline : streptomyces aureofaciens produces this antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections and also produces chemicals that give soil its earthy smell!
• glucose : aspergillus oryzae converts starch (complex sugars) into this simple sugar during the production of various fermented foods, including soy sauce and miso.
• ethanol : saccharomyces cerevisiae produces this molecule in beer and wine making.
• citric : aspergillus niger produces this acid which is used as a preservative in food and cosmetics.
• lactic : oenococcus oeni converts the tart-tasting malic acid to this softer-tasting acid in wine making, which is very important for the final flavors in wine.
• acetic : acetobacter pasteurianus produces this acid that we associate with the smell of vinegar.
• lglutamine : corynebacterium glutamicum is used in the industrial production of this amino acid that helps to support the immune system.
• twoheptanone : penicillium roqueforti produces this molecule during blue cheese production, which we associate with the smell and taste of blue cheese.
• pectin : pichia fermentans breaks down this polysaccharide (complex sugar) found in coffee berries during coffee production.
• vitaminc : gluconobacter oxydans, bacillus megaterium and ketogulonicigenium vulgare are used in the production of this essential nutrient that plays an important role in the growth and repair of all body tissues and in keeping the immune system strong.
• cyclosporin : tolypocladium inflatum produces this immunosuppressant drug that is used during organ transplantation and helps to keep the body from attacking the new organ.