Saurabh Bhatia, Divakar Goli

Introduction to Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Volume 1 (eBook, ePUB)

Basic techniques and concepts

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Animal biotechnology is a broad field including polarities of fundamental and applied research, as well as DNA science, and covering key topics of DNA studies and its recent applications. In Introduction to Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, DNA isolation procedures, molecular markers and screening methods of the genomic library are explained in detail. Interesting areas such as isolation, sequencing and synthesis of genes, with broader coverage of the latter, are also described. The book begins with an introduction to biotechnology and its main branches, explaining both the basic science and the applications of biotechnology-derived pharmaceuticals, with special emphasis on their clinical use. It then moves on to the historical development and scope of biotechnology with an overall review of early applications that scientists employed long before the field was defined. Additionally, this book offers first-hand accounts of the use of biotechnology tools in the area of genetic engineering and provides comprehensive information related to current developments in the following parameters: plasmids, basic techniques used in gene transfer, and basic principles used in transgenesis. The text also provides the fundamental understanding of stem cell and gene therapy, and offers a short description of current information on these topics as well as their clinical associations and related therapeutic options.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Institute of Physics Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 450
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780750312998
• Artikelnr.: 52665803

Autorenporträt

Saurabh Bhatia is an Associate Professor at the Amity institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, India. He has academic experience in a number of specialized areas including pharmacology, natural products science, biotechnology and drug-delivery systems. He has promoted several marine algae and their derived polymers throughout India and has published more than five books in many areas of pharmaceutical science.

Divakar Goli, PhD, is currently the Campus Director of Acharya Institutes and Professor & Principal at the Acharya & B M Reddy College of Pharmacy, India. He is the editor of Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the official scientific publication of The Indian Pharmaceutical Association. He holds, or has held, many prestigious roles and is a member of many academic bodies. Dr Goli has published more than 100 research articles in professional publications and is also coauthor of the book Pharmaceutical Marketing Management and Leishmaniasis: Biology, Control and New Approaches for its Treatment.