production of vitamins by fermentation

Vitamins are biological products of plants. They also form a valuable part for the normal growth and development of organisms. Vitamins are mostly synthesised by plants and are stored in their various organs. They control important biochemical reaction in growth plants..

Production of Vitamins - Vitamins can be produced on industrial scale by microorganisms. For e.g., Riboflavin (B 2 ) can be produced by Ashbya gossypii, Eremothecium ashybii Cobalamine (B 1 2 ) cause produced by bacteria propioni bacterium, Pseudomonas denitrificans, B..

Take a test tube and add about 10 ml of 10% glucose solution in it. Add a pinch of dry baker's yeast into the glucose solution and cover the surface of the liquid carefully with an oily layer to prevent the contact with air. Fix a holed cork into the mouth of the test tube and pass a delivery tube ..

It is ascorbic acid and is water soluble. It plays a role in the metabolism of connective tissue, collagen fibre synthesis and production of strong skin. It increases the resistance of the body to fight infections and also keeps the teeth, gums and joints healthy. Deficiency of vita..

Many industrial organic acids can be manufactured from large scale culture of microbes. Acetic acid is produced by bacterial fermentation of ethyl alcohol by Acetobacter bacilli. Lactic acid is produced by bacterial fermentation of lactose by Streptococcus lactii Citric acid is ..

Introduction - One of the primary objectives of agriculture is to produce food. In the entire history of agriculture, food production has remained a prime objective. Human food needs have undergone many qualitative and quantitative modifications in the last 50 - 100 years. Mainly, the qua..

All living organisms need food for their existence. They need food for their growth, repair of tissues, energy and also protection against diseases. The various components of food are proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, roughage and wate..

Which of the circle graphs is the representation of the table about the availability of vitamin C? Source Availability (in %) Vegetables 50 Fruits 20 Dairy product 15 Meat Poultry and Fish 10 Other food 5 => Circle 1 or Circle 2 or Circle 4 or Circle 3..

>Some areas of application of biotechnology include: Food industry - production of fermented / malted food. Diary industry - production of microbe assisted dairy products like yogurt, different types of cheese. Beverage industry - production of wine..

Microbial Resource - Microbial resource is a resource not seen by naked eyes, like all other resource. But it is a powerful resource existing in all parts of globe - in atmosphere, on the earth, inside the earth, on the sea and inside sea, inside the bodies of animals and plants. Although large num..