Biotechnology impinges on everyone's lives. It is one of the major technologies of the twenty-first century. Its huge, wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary activities include recombinant DNA techniques, cloning and genetics, and the application of microbiology to the production of goods as every-day as bread, beer, cheese and antibiotics. It continues to revolutionise treatments of many diseases, and is used to provide clean technologies and to deal with environmental problems. Basic Biotechnology is a mainstream account of the current state of biotechnology, written to provide the reader with insight, inspiration and instruction into the skills and arts of the subject. It does this by explaining the fundamental aspects that underpin all biotechnology and provides examples of how these principles are put into operation: from starting substrate to final product. The book is essential reading for all students and teachers of biotechnology and applied microbiology and for researchers in the many biotechnology industries.
Table of contents:
Part I. Fundamentals: 1. Public perception of biotechnology J. E. Smith; 2. Biochemistry and physiology of growth and metabolism C. Ratledge; 3. Stoichiometry and kinetics of microbial growth from a thermodynamic perspective J. J. Heijnen; 4. Genome management and analysis: prokaryotes C. Harwood and A Wipat; 5. Genetic engineering: yeasts and filamentous fungi D. Archer, D. MacKenzie and D. Jeenes; 6. Microbial process kinetics J. Nielsen; 7. Bioreactor design Y. Chisti and M. Moo-Young; 8. Mass transfer H. Noorman; 9. Downstream processing in biotechnology R. Hatti-Kaul and B. Mattiasson; 10. Measurement and control A. Lubbert and R. Simutis; 11. Process economics B. Kristiansen; Part II. Applications: 12. The business of biotechnology W. Bains and C. Evans; 13. Amino acids L. Eggeling, W. Pfefferle and H. Sahm; 14. Organic acids C. Kubicek; 15. Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates, polysaccharides and lipids A. Anderson and J. Wynn; 16. Antibiotics D. Lowe; 17. Baker's yeast S.-O. Enfors; 18. Production of enzymes D. Lowe; 19. Synthesis of chemicals using enzymes T. Anthonsen; 20. Recombinant proteins of high value G.-B. Kresse; 21. Mammalian cell culture N. Vriezen, J. van Dijken and L. Haggstrom; 22. Biotransformations J. Cabral; 23. Immunochemical applications M. Clarke; 24. Environmental applications P. Vandervivere and W. Verstraete.
Biotechnology impinges on everyone's lives. It is one of the major technologies of the twenty-first century. Basic Biotechnology is a mainstream account of the current state of biotechnology, written to provide the reader with insight, inspiration and instruction into the skills and arts of the subject.
Biotechnology: what it is, how it's used, and how you do it!
Table of contents:
Part I. Fundamentals: 1. Public perception of biotechnology J. E. Smith; 2. Biochemistry and physiology of growth and metabolism C. Ratledge; 3. Stoichiometry and kinetics of microbial growth from a thermodynamic perspective J. J. Heijnen; 4. Genome management and analysis: prokaryotes C. Harwood and A Wipat; 5. Genetic engineering: yeasts and filamentous fungi D. Archer, D. MacKenzie and D. Jeenes; 6. Microbial process kinetics J. Nielsen; 7. Bioreactor design Y. Chisti and M. Moo-Young; 8. Mass transfer H. Noorman; 9. Downstream processing in biotechnology R. Hatti-Kaul and B. Mattiasson; 10. Measurement and control A. Lubbert and R. Simutis; 11. Process economics B. Kristiansen; Part II. Applications: 12. The business of biotechnology W. Bains and C. Evans; 13. Amino acids L. Eggeling, W. Pfefferle and H. Sahm; 14. Organic acids C. Kubicek; 15. Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates, polysaccharides and lipids A. Anderson and J. Wynn; 16. Antibiotics D. Lowe; 17. Baker's yeast S.-O. Enfors; 18. Production of enzymes D. Lowe; 19. Synthesis of chemicals using enzymes T. Anthonsen; 20. Recombinant proteins of high value G.-B. Kresse; 21. Mammalian cell culture N. Vriezen, J. van Dijken and L. Haggstrom; 22. Biotransformations J. Cabral; 23. Immunochemical applications M. Clarke; 24. Environmental applications P. Vandervivere and W. Verstraete.
Biotechnology impinges on everyone's lives. It is one of the major technologies of the twenty-first century. Basic Biotechnology is a mainstream account of the current state of biotechnology, written to provide the reader with insight, inspiration and instruction into the skills and arts of the subject.
Biotechnology: what it is, how it's used, and how you do it!