Molecular biotechnology : principles and applications of recombinant DNA / Bernard R. Glick, Cheryl L. Patten. -- 5th edition. -- Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2017]. – (58.21/G559/5th ed.)

Contents

Preface to the Fifth Edition xvii

1 The Development of Molecular Biotechnology

2 Fundamental Technologies 11

3 Production of Recombinant Proteins 93

4 Molecular Diagnostics 177

5 Protein Therapeutics  229

6 Nucleic Acids as Therapeutic Agents 297

7 Vaccines 343

8 Industrial and Environmental Uses of Recombinant Microorganisms 403

9 Large-Scale Production of Proteins from Recombinant Microorganisms 475

10 Genetic Engineering of Plants: Methodology   515

11 Transgenic Plants 551

12 Transgenic Animals 625

13 Molecular Biotechnology and Society 679

Amino Acids of Proteins and Their Designations 725