Biotechnology: Progress and Applications

Hameed, Saif

• Publisher: Daya Publishing House
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN:
  9789386615725
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Biotechnology in Medicine

The book "Biotechnology: Progress and Applications" aims to dwell broadly on various topics pertaining to the advancements and current researches in the field of biotechnology. We are entering a new and exciting era of biotechnology and its applications. New horizons are coming up with the advances due to interdisciplinary researches in different biological sciences. Recent developments in the newly established disciplines of genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics together with extensive cooperation between academic and industrial firms have brought about an integration of basic and applied biotechnology as never before. This compilation is the cumulative effort of many stalwarts and the eminent veterans from diverse areas of biotechnology.The chapters are presented in a manner to update and provide comprehensive knowledge to the teachers, UG/PG students and research scholars and also shall serve some interest for the public. The recent explosion in novel biotechnology applications is accelerating the pace of research and development in all discipline such as Stem cells, Nanobiotechnology, Infectious Diseases, Microbial technology, Pharmaceutics, Environmental biotechnology. The book is structured to include the recent advancements of the ongoing research in the field of biotechnology. Thus aim and scope of this book is to clearly illustrate ideas on diverse applications of biotechnology which include concise summaries of cutting-edge research and current prospective applications across a wide subject spectrum.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle Page
• The Editors
• Title Page
• Copyrights Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• List of Contributors
• Section I: Genomics and Proteomics
• 1. Proteomic Approaches in Microalgal Research: Challenges and Opportunities
• 2. Retrieval of Xylanase Genes from EnvironmentalMetagenomes by Metagenomic Approaches
• 3. Detection of Bacterial Pathogens: Advances in the Post Genomic Era
• Section II: Virology
• 4. In silico RNA Interference: A Powerful Weapon againstVirus Defense in Plants
• 5. Biotechnology Approaches to HIV and AIDS
• 6. Engineering Pathogen Derived Resistance against Plant Viruses:Current Scenario and Future Prospect
• Section III: Plant Biotechnology
• 7. Biological Control of Critical Fungal Phytopathogens of Cereal Crops
• 8. Crop Improvement Methods: A Walk Through
• 9. Trichoderma: Biotechnological Applications
• Section IV: Microbial Technology
• 10. Optimization of Bioprocess Parameters for FermentationProcess from Laboratory to Industry
• 11. Thermozymes: Biology and Technology at High Temperature
• Section V: Environmental Biotechnology
• 12. Detoxification Mechanism and Reme diation of Heavy Metals byUse of Plant and Microorganisms
• 13. Bioenergy–A Future Fuel: Prospects and Constraints
• 14. Scope of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics towards Rare and Endangered Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch.
• Section VI: Infectious Diseases
• 15. Glyoxylate Cycle: A Promising Antimicrobial Drug Target
• 16. Infectious Microbes and their Biotechnological Applications
• Section VII: Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
• 17. Biological Significance of Coumarin Derivatives
• 18. Biotechnlogical Interventions for the Production of BioactiveCompounds in Medicinal Plants
• Section VIII: Cancer
• 19. Role of FOXO Gene Family in Breast Cancer
• 20. Genetic Polymorphisms in Xenobiotic Metabolizing Enzymes:Clinical and Pharmacogenetic Aspects in Head and NeckSquamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)
• Section IX: Stem Cells and Nanotechnology
• 21. Stem Cells of Skin and Hair Follicle and their Clinical Application
• 22. Nanotechnology: Size DOES Matter