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The document lists various products derived from microbial sources along with their applications. Ethyl alcohol is used as a solvent and preservative, while acetone serves as an excipient in pharmaceuticals. Other products include butanol, glycerol, citric acid, gluconic acid, and lactic acid, each with specific industrial uses.

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The document lists various products derived from microbial sources along with their applications. Ethyl alcohol is used as a solvent and preservative, while acetone serves as an excipient in pharmaceuticals. Other products include butanol, glycerol, citric acid, gluconic acid, and lactic acid, each with specific industrial uses.

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Product Microbial source Applications

Ethyl alcohol E.coli,Saccharomyces Used as solvent,preservative


cerevisiae,Enterobacter species for biological specimens and
sedative
Acetone Clostridium acetobutylicum Excipient in pharmaceutical
prep.,manufacture of
plastics,polystyrene
Butanol Same as above Solvent 4 alkaloids nd
camphor,manufacture of
pharmaceuticals
Glycerol Bacillus subtillus Manufacture of explosives
Citric acid Aspergillus niger Treatment of microcytic
anemia
Gluconic acid Gluconicbacter,Acetobacter,Aspergillus Manufacture of metal,stainless
niger steel and additives in
beverages
Lactic acid Lactobacillus species

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