Molecular biotechnology : principles and applications of recombinant DNA /
Bernard R. Glick and Jack J. Pasternak.
- Washington : ASM, 1994.
- xix, 500 p : ill ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I: Fundamentals of molecular biotechnology -- The molecular biotechnology revolution -- Recombinant DNA technology -- Molecular research procedures -- Manipulation of gene expression in Prokaryotes -- Heterologous protein production in Eukaryotic cells -- Directed mutagenesis and protein engineering -- II: Microbial systems -- Microbial synthesis of commercial products -- Molecular diagnostics -- Vaccines and therapeutic agents -- Bioremediation and biomass utilization -- Plant growth-promoting bacteria -- Microbial insecticides -- Large-scale production of proteins from recombinant microorganisms -- III: Eukaryotic systems -- Genetic engineering of plants -- Development and use of transgenic animals -- Isolation of human genes -- Human somatic cell gene therapy -- IV: Regulating and patenting molecular biotechnology -- Regulating the use of biotechnology -- Patenting biotechnology inventions.