
Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Foundations of Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Description
Key Features
- Provides state-of-art information on basics and fundamental principles of biotechnology and bioengineering
- Supports the education and understanding of biotechnology education and R&D
- Contains advanced content for researchers engaged in bioengineering research
Readership
Postgraduate and PhD students and researchers in academia, government and corporate research in the area of bioengineering/biochemical engineering, biomedical/biological engineering and industrial biotechnology
Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- About the Editors
- Preface
- 1. Basic Microbiology
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Microbial Diversity and Systematics
- 1.3. Microbial Physiology and Metabolism
- 1.4. Different Branches and Scope of Microbiology
- 1.5. Microbial Reproduction
- 1.6. Culturable and Nonculturable Microbes
- 1.7. Microbial Genomics and Metabolomics
- 1.8. Economic Significance of Microbes
- 1.9. Conclusions and Perspectives
- 2. Basic Biochemistry
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. Structure and Function of Proteins
- 2.3. Enzymes
- 2.4. Physicochemical Properties of Mono-, Oligo-, and Polysaccharides
- 2.5. Characteristics and Properties of Lipids
- 2.6. Nucleic Acids
- 2.7. Energetics
- 3. Fundamentals of Molecular Biology
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. DNA Replication
- 3.3. Transcription
- 3.4. Regulation of Transcription: The Operon
- 3.5. DNA Damage and Repair
- 3.6. Recombination
- 3.7. Transposable Elements
- 3.8. Plasmids
- 3.9. Horizontal Gene Transfer and Genome Evolution
- 3.10. Blotting Techniques
- 3.11. Polymerase Chain Reaction
- 3.12. DNA Sequencing
- 3.13. Conclusions and Perspectives
- 4. Principles of Genetic Engineering
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Basic Techniques
- 4.3. Recombinant DNA Technology
- 4.4. Genetic Engineering in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioengineering
- 4.5. Conclusions and Perspectives
- 5. Principles of Metabolic Engineering
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Metabolic Pathway Flux Map
- 5.3. Basis of Metabolic Models and Flux Analysis
- 5.4. Network Simplifications
- 5.5. Concept of Reaction Stoichiometry in Flux Analysis
- 5.6. Flux Estimation in Underdetermined Systems
- 5.7. Metabolic Control Analysis
- 5.8. Conclusion and Perspectives
- 6. Fundamentals of Bio-reaction Engineering
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Enzyme Kinetics
- 6.3. Cell Growth Kinetics
- 6.4. Main Bioreactor Types
- 6.5. Bioreactor Modes of Operation
- 6.6. Gas–Liquid Mass Transfer
- 6.7. Bioprocess Monitoring and Control
- 6.8. Conclusions and Perspectives
- 7. Fundamentals of Biological Separation Processes
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. General Considerations
- 7.3. Upstream Processing
- 7.4. Cell Harvest
- 7.5. Primary Recovery
- 7.6. Intermediate Purification
- 7.7. Final Purification
- 7.8. Conclusions and Perspectives
- 8. Synthetic Biology: Perspectives in Industrial Biotechnology
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. Synthetic Biology Methods and Tools
- 8.3. Synthetic Biology Applications
- 8.4. Concerns About Synthetic Biology
- 8.5. Summary and Conclusion
- Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 296
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2016
- Published: September 15, 2016
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780444636683
- eBook ISBN: 9780444636799
About the Editors
Ashok Pandey

Affiliations and Expertise
Jose Antonio Teixeira
4710-057, Braga - Portugal, E-mail: jateixeira@deb.uminho.pt)
is a Full Professor and currently the Head of Biological Engineering Research Center (CEB) of the Engineering School of Minho University. CEB is responsible for scientific research and advanced formation in Biological and Chemical Engineering. He got a Chemical Engineering degree from University of Porto in 1980, place where he also obtained his PhD in 1988. Jose Teixeira research activities have been focused on two main topics: bioprocess development - bioreactor development and characterization; yeast physiology and bio-separation processes, bio-surfactants production for biomedical and MEOR applications; and food technology. He was scientific coordinator in 32 research projects, 7 of them EU financed, He was also the supervisor of 31 PhDs and 16 pos-doc researcher. He has authored 350 peer reviewed papers and is co-editor of the books “Reactores Biológicos-Fundamentos e Aplicações” (in Portuguese) and Engineering Aspects of Milk and Dairy Products.
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