Ebook: Biotechnology and Pharmacy

Biotechnology and Pharmacy offers a unique overview of the principles of biotechnology and their applications in the pharmaceutical sciences. The book assumes a basic knowledge of biology and chemistry and was written as a text suitable for students of pharmacy or other health sciences. The first part of the book describes the basic elements of biotechnology, such as recombinant DNA and monoclonal antibody technology; the second part comprehensively covers applications of biotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of disease; and the final part offers a practical discussion of how biotechnology products will affect the practice of pharmacy.
Microbiologists, biochemists, and medicinal chemists will also find this book to be a valuable reference.

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Biotechnology and Pharmacy offers a unique overview of the principles of biotechnology and their applications in the pharmaceutical sciences. The book assumes a basic knowledge of biology and chemistry and was written as a text suitable for students of pharmacy or other health sciences. The first part of the book describes the basic elements of biotechnology, such as recombinant DNA and monoclonal antibody technology; the second part comprehensively covers applications of biotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of disease; and the final part offers a practical discussion of how biotechnology products will affect the practice of pharmacy.
Microbiologists, biochemists, and medicinal chemists will also find this book to be a valuable reference.

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Biotechnology and Pharmacy offers a unique overview of the principles of biotechnology and their applications in the pharmaceutical sciences. The book assumes a basic knowledge of biology and chemistry and was written as a text suitable for students of pharmacy or other health sciences. The first part of the book describes the basic elements of biotechnology, such as recombinant DNA and monoclonal antibody technology; the second part comprehensively covers applications of biotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of disease; and the final part offers a practical discussion of how biotechnology products will affect the practice of pharmacy.
Microbiologists, biochemists, and medicinal chemists will also find this book to be a valuable reference.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Background to Recombinant DNA Technology....Pages 3-38
Background to Monoclonal Antibodies....Pages 39-52
Lymphokines and Monokines....Pages 53-70
Analytical Methods in Biotechnology....Pages 71-96
The Impact of Biotechnology on Analytical Methodology....Pages 97-115
Drug Delivery Aspects of Biotechnology Products....Pages 116-151
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Applications of Recombinant DNA Technology to the Diagnosis of Genetic Disease: Molecular Methods for Detecting the Genetic Basis of Diseases....Pages 155-192
Human Genome Mapping and Sequencing: Applications in Pharmaceutical Science....Pages 193-226
Clinical Use of Monoclonal Antibodies....Pages 227-249
Anti-AIDS Drug Development....Pages 250-274
Oral Adenoviruses as the Carriers for Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen Genes....Pages 275-289
The Use of Nonclassical Techniques in the Production of Secondary Metabolites by Plant Tissue Cultures....Pages 290-311
Applications of Biotechnology in Drug Discovery and Evaluation....Pages 312-365
Peptide Turn Mimetics....Pages 366-378
Front Matter....Pages 379-379
Biotechnology Products: An Overview....Pages 381-401
The Pharmacist Practitioner’s Role in Biotechnology: Clinical Application of Biotechnology Products....Pages 402-434
Human Trials of Biotechnology Products: A Perspective....Pages 435-445
Back Matter....Pages 447-458

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Biotechnology and Pharmacy offers a unique overview of the principles of biotechnology and their applications in the pharmaceutical sciences. The book assumes a basic knowledge of biology and chemistry and was written as a text suitable for students of pharmacy or other health sciences. The first part of the book describes the basic elements of biotechnology, such as recombinant DNA and monoclonal antibody technology; the second part comprehensively covers applications of biotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of disease; and the final part offers a practical discussion of how biotechnology products will affect the practice of pharmacy.
Microbiologists, biochemists, and medicinal chemists will also find this book to be a valuable reference.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Background to Recombinant DNA Technology....Pages 3-38
Background to Monoclonal Antibodies....Pages 39-52
Lymphokines and Monokines....Pages 53-70
Analytical Methods in Biotechnology....Pages 71-96
The Impact of Biotechnology on Analytical Methodology....Pages 97-115
Drug Delivery Aspects of Biotechnology Products....Pages 116-151
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Applications of Recombinant DNA Technology to the Diagnosis of Genetic Disease: Molecular Methods for Detecting the Genetic Basis of Diseases....Pages 155-192
Human Genome Mapping and Sequencing: Applications in Pharmaceutical Science....Pages 193-226
Clinical Use of Monoclonal Antibodies....Pages 227-249
Anti-AIDS Drug Development....Pages 250-274
Oral Adenoviruses as the Carriers for Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen Genes....Pages 275-289
The Use of Nonclassical Techniques in the Production of Secondary Metabolites by Plant Tissue Cultures....Pages 290-311
Applications of Biotechnology in Drug Discovery and Evaluation....Pages 312-365
Peptide Turn Mimetics....Pages 366-378
Front Matter....Pages 379-379
Biotechnology Products: An Overview....Pages 381-401
The Pharmacist Practitioner’s Role in Biotechnology: Clinical Application of Biotechnology Products....Pages 402-434
Human Trials of Biotechnology Products: A Perspective....Pages 435-445
Back Matter....Pages 447-458
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