Biotechnology of Antibiotics (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824798678 ISBN 13: 9780824798673

Publisher: CRC Press, 1997

Synopsis

This incomparable Second Edition of a highly regarded reference has been entirely rewritten and enlarged to reflect the explosion of information and technologies that have emerged since the publication of the previous edition.

Strikes the perfect balance between proven traditional approaches and modern methods that promise to yield new products and processes!

Specifically addressing microbially derived commercially important bioactive products that are currently or soon-to-be available, Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Second Edition

analyzes the use of recombinant enzymes to produce biologically active molecules, including a cholesterol-lowering agent, an anti-HIV drug for the treatment of AIDS, and b-lactam antibiotics

gives insight into the biochemistry, molecular biology, and production of antibiotics used as therapeutic agents

focuses on state-of-the-art techniques for the development of new antibiotics using novel approaches and strategies

highlights recent advances in the genetic manipulation of antibiotic biosynthesis genes to create structures from gene combinations for new biological activities

describes in detail the development and current status of newly created antibiotics and pharmacologically active natural products

and much more!
Written by authorities from both industry and academia and containing nearly 4000 bibliographic citations, Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Second Edition is an outstanding resource for pharmaceutical scientists, medicinal chemists and biochemists, molecular biologists and industrial microbiologists, chemical engineers, fermentation bioengineers, bioprocess technologists, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

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Review:

"Praise for the previous edition a well-organized compilation of information on antibiotics which have found practical use in medical, veterinary, and agricultural practicewell writtena good reference work for those interested in antibiotic screening and production. "-ASM News "a very useful bookit is a great help to have in one book an account of the production of most of the current antibiotics. "-Enzyme and Microbial Technology

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0824798678
• ISBN 13: 9780824798673
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 860
• Editor: Strohl William