Organic vitamins fertilizer : new useful way to reuse expired dietary products by turning them into organic fertilizer for plants

Abstract

Plant-derived vitamins (Organic Vitamins) are of great interest because of their impact on human health. They are essential for metabolism because of their redox chemistry and their role as enzymatic cofactors, in both plants and animals. Several vitamins show great antioxidant potential, including both water-soluble (vitamins Band C) and lipid-soluble (vitamins A, E and K) compounds. Here, we review recent advances in the understanding of antioxidant roles of vitamins and present an overview of their occurrence within the plant kingdom, different organs and subcellular location; their major biosynthetic pathways, including common precursors and competitive pathways; and their antioxidant function. In particular, we discuss novel evidence for, as well as evidence against, a role of B vitamins as important antioxidants. In a typical household, people discard surprising amounts of dietary products due to a neglect of expiry dates and usage directions. These discarded dietary products usually end up in the trash. This research focuses on a finding a better way to handle these unfortunate products of neglect. These dietary products contain large amounts of organic compounds that can be broken down into nitrogenous compounds by nitrifying bacteria, which act as fertilizers for plants. The research tested out the product of bacterial fermentation on two aquilariamaleccensis plants - commonly known in Malaysia as Pokok Gaharu. Results showed that the plant on the research's fermentation product grew better than the one without. This research quantitatively analysed the results by counting the number of leaves on the plant. Thrown out dietary supplements were this research target of choice as they were highly concentrated sources of nutrition, and also discarded in large amount.