Title: Molecular biology and biotechnology /
Authors: Walker, John M., 1948-; Rapley, Ralph; Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Molecular biology; Biotechnology; Molecular Biology; Biotechnology methods; Drug Discovery
Abstract: This fifth edition has been revised and updated to reflect the developments in this rapidly expanding field. Chapters on the impact of molecular biology in the development of biotechnology have been fully updated and include the applications of molecular biology in the areas of drug design and diseases.
Contents: Basic molecular biology techniques / Ralph Rapley -- Molecular cloning and protein expression / Stuart Harbron -- Molecular diagnostics / Laura J. Tafe, Claudine L. Bartels, Joel A. Lefferts and Gregory J. Tsongalis -- Molecular microbial diagnostics / Karl-Henning Kalland -- Genes and genomes / David B. Whitehouse -- The biotechnology and molecular biology of yeast / Brendan P.G. Curran and Virginia C. Bugeja -- Metabolic engineering / Stefan Kempa, Dirk Walther, Oliver Ebenhoeh and Wolfram Weckwerth -- Bionanotechnology / David W. Wright -- Molecular engineering of antibodies / James D. Marks -- Plant biotechnology / Michael G.K. Jones -- Biotechnology-based drug discovery / K.K. Jain -- Vaccines / Niall McMullan -- Tissue engineering / Nils Link and Martin Fussenegger -- Transgenesis / Elizabeth J. Cartwright and Xin Wang -- Protein engineering / John Adair and Duncan McGregor -- Immobilisation of enzymes and cells / Gordon F. Bickerstaff -- Downstream processing / Daniel G. Bracewell, Mohammad Ali S. Mumtaz and C. Mark Smales -- Biosensors / Martin F. Chaplin -- Biofuels and biotechnology / Jonathan R. Mielenz.