Enhancement of Food Production — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question
Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYEnhancement of Food Production5 Marks
Question
Microbes in industrial vitamin production.
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Answer
$(1)$ Vitamins are nitrogenous organic compounds, required in minute quantities for normal growth and development of the body.
$(2)$ The microbes are involved in the industrial production of vitamins like thiamine $($vitamin $B_1,$ riboflavin $($vitamin $B_2),$ pyridoxine, folic acid, pantothenic acid, biotin, vitamin $B_{12},$ ascorbic acid $($Vitamin $C),$ beta$-$carotene $($provitamin $A)$ and ergosterol $($provitamin $D).$
$(3)$ Examples of some vitamins produced by fermetaion using different microbial sources are$-$