Novel Frontiers in the Production of Compounds for Biomedical Use (Focus on Biotechnology, Volume 1)
Contributors: A. van Broekhoven (Editor); Fred Shapiro (Editor); Jozef Anné (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: February 28, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780792367475
Subjects: Biomedical engineering; Medical equipment & techniques; Pharmacy; Medical; Immunopharmacology; Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Products; Science; Medical / Nursing; Pharmacology; Pharmaceutical biotechnology; Biotechnology; Medical / Biotechnology; Design; Drugs
First sentence: Antimicrobial drug discovery began with the identification of natural products that had the ability to kill bacteria in agar-filled Petri dishes.