Plant and microbial
products, in form of natural preservatives have been known since centuries for
preservation of fruits, vegetables and milk in the form of bread, yoghurt,beer, wine, vinegar, cheese, pickles and other fermented materials.
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| Pharmaceutical Biotechnology |
After the accidental
discovery of the antibiotic molecule penicillin in 1929 by Alexander Fleming,
the economic importance of microorganisms gained importance and bioprocesses
such as fermentation, bioconversion and enzymatic biotransformation for
production of various valuable products from microorganisms were explored.
These products included antibiotics, amino acids, enzymes, enzyme inhibitors,
nucleotides, vitamins, organic acids, vaccines and polysaccharides with
applications in the field of medicine to improve human health.
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