Question
Industrial production of which substances involves fermentation by microbes? What is the nature of these substances and which factors determine the synthesis of specific products?
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Answer
- During fermentation of substrates, various useful products like alcoholic beverages, organic acids, vitamins, growth hormones, enzymes, antibiotics and other molecules of medical significance are produced.
- They are secondary metabolites produced during idio phase and are not required for their growth.
- A specific secondary metabolite is produced depending on the type of microorganism and the type of substrate.
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