Biotechnology of vitamins, pigments and growth factors

摘要: Vitamins and related growth factors belong to the few chemicals with a positive appeal most people; name evokes health, vitality, fitness, strength . each one of us indeed needs his daily intake vitamins, which should normally be provided via balanced varied diet. However, current food habits or preferences, processing preservation methods do not always assure sufficient natural vitamin supply, even for healthy human being; this is all more true stressed sick individuals. Although modern society seldom confronted notorious avitaminoses past, they still occur frequently in overpopulated poverty- famine-struck regions many parts world. Apart from their in-vivo nutritional-physiological roles as man, animals, plants micro-organisms, compounds are now being introduced increasingly food/feed additives, medical-therapeutical agents, health-aids, also technical aids. Indeed, today an impressive number processed foods, feeds, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals contain extra added vitamins vitamin-related compounds, single multivitamin preparations commonly taken prescribed. These reflections indicate that there need other than plant animal resources. Most prepared chemically and/or biotechnologically fermentation/bioconversion processes. Similarly, factors, provitamins, vitamin-like com pounds, i. e."