pt. 1. Fundamentals and principles. Public perception of biotechnology / John E. Smith -- Biochemistry and physiology of growth and metabolism / Colin Ratledge -- Stoichiometry and kinetics of microbial growth from a thermodynamic perspective /J.J. Heijnen -- Genome management and analysis : prokaryotes / Colin R. Harwood and Anil Wipat -- Genetic engineering : yeasts and filamentous fungi / David B. Archer, Donald A. MacKenzie and David J. Jeenes -- Microbial process kinetics / Jens Nielsen -- Bioreactor design / Yusuf Chisti and Murray Moo-Young -- Mass transfer / Henk J. Noorman -- Downstream processing in biotechnology / Rajni Hatti-Kaul and Bo Mattiasson -- Measurement and control / A. Lubbert and R. Simutis -- Process economics / Bjorn Kristiansenrajni -- pt. 2. Practical applications. The business of biotechnology / William Bains -- Amino acids / L. Eggeling, W. Pfefferle and H. Sahm -- Organic acids / Christian P. Kubicek -- Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates, polydaccharides and lipids / Alissstair J. Anderson and James P. Wynn -- Antibiotics / David A. Lowe -- Baker's yeast / Sven-Olofenfors -- Production of enzymes / David A. Lowe -- Synthesis of chemicals using enzymes / Thorleif Anthonsen -- Recombinant proteins of high value / Georg-B. Kresse -- Mammalian cell culture / N. Vriezen, J.P. Van Diken -- Biotransformations / Joaquim M.S. Cabral -- Immunochemical applications / Mike Clark -- Environmental applications / Philippe Vandevivere.
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A mainstream account of the current state of biotechnology, written to provide the reader with insight, inspiration and instruction into the skills and arts of the subject.