Biotechnology of Vitamins, Pigments and Growth Factors

1. Vitamins and Related Compounds via Micro-organisms: a Biotechnological View.- Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Pigments.- 2. ?-Carotene (Provitamin A) Production with Algae.- 3. Production of Carotenoids with Fungi.- 4. Microbial Production of Carotenoids other than ?-Carotene.- 5. Vitamin D: The Biotechnology of Ergosterol.- 6. Algal and Microbial Production of Vitamin E.- 7. Microbial Production of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Vitamin-F Group).- 8. Microbial Production of Vitamin K2 (Menaquinone) and Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone).- Water-Soluble Vitamins.- 9. Microbial Synthesis of Vitamin B1 (Thiamine).- 10. Microbial Production of Vitamin B2.- 11. Microbial Production of d-Ribose.- 12. Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5), Coenzyme A and Related Compounds.- 13. Microbial Production of Vitamin B6 and Derivatives.- 14. Microbial Production of Biotin.- 15. Microbial Production of Vitamin B12.- 16. Microbial Production of Orotic Acid (Vitamin B13).- 17. Microbial Reactions for the Synthesis of Vitamin C (l-Ascorbic Acid).- Other Growth Factors.- 18. Microbial Production of ATP.- 19. Adenosylmethionine, Adenosylhomocysteine and Related Nucleosides.- 20. Other Vitamin-Related Coenzymes.- 21. Fungal Gibberellin Production.