Ratledge: Basic Biotechnology 3rd edition

Biotechnology's wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary activities include recombinant DNA techniques, cloning, and the application of microbiology to the production of goods from bread to antibiotics. In this new edition, biology and bioprocessing topics are uniquely combined to provide a complete overview of biotechnology. A distinctive feature of the text is the discussions of the public perception of biotechnology and the business of biotechnology, which set the science in a broader context. This comprehensive textbook is essential reading for all students of biotechnology and applied microbiology, and for researchers in biotechnology industries.

Contents 
Pt. I Fundamentals and principles

• Public perception of biotechnology
• Biochemistry and physiology of growth and metabolism
• Stoichiometry and kinetics of microbial growth from a thermodynamic perspective
• Genome management and analysis: prokaryotes
• Genetic engineering: yeasts and filamentous fungi
• Microbial process kinetics
• Biorector design
• Mass transfer
• Downstream processing in biotechnology
• Measurement and control
• Process economics

Pt. II Practical applications

• The business of biotechnology
• Amino acids
• Organic acids
• Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates, polysaccharides and lipids
• Antibiotics
• Baker's yeast
• Production of enzymes
• Synthesis of chemicals using enzymes
• Recombinant proteins of high value
• Mammalian cell culture
• Biotransformations
• Immunochemical applications
• Environmental applications
• Index

 About the Author
Colin Ratledge is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Hull where he has been teaching and researching for nearly 40 years. He has served on almost all the major biotechnology committees in the UK, including Chairperson of the Biological and Biotechnology Research Council. He also acts as a consultant to many industrial companies in the UK, Europe and the USA. Bjorn Kristiansen is the Chief Executive Officer of EU Biotech Consulting in Norway. He is an active member of the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB), including co-founder and interim chairperson for the Section on Biological Engineering Science. 

Product Details

• Paperback: 682 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 3 edition (June 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521549582
• ISBN-13: 978-0521549585
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches

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