Protein Biotechnology

Felix Franks' new volume, Protein Biotechnology, is a comprehensive compendium of state-of-the-art techniques for isolating, purifying, characterizing, and analyzing proteins as commercial products, both in vitro and in vivo. The book also highlights leading-edge analytical methods used throughout biotechnology today, especially in quality control, and contains a wealth of economic and technical information. The book's particular strength lies in its emphasis on proteins as commercial products, not merely experimental laboratory entities. Topics treated include: description and classification of proteins economics and technology of characterization analytical chromatography of amino acids, peptides, and proteins structure, organization, and function posttranslational processing fragmentation peptide sequence determination electrophoretic techniques polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies conformational stability protein hydration recombinant protein technology storage stabilization process purification. An essential tool for everyone who needs to stay effective in today's highly competitive biotechnology arena.