An Introduction to Metabolic and Cellular Engineering - Hardcover

Aon, Miguel Antonio; Cortassa, Sonia Del Carmen; Iglesias, Alberto Alvaro; Lloyd, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9810248350 ISBN 13: 9789810248352

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

Metabolic and cellular engineering, as presented in this book, is a powerful alliance of two technologies: genetics-molecular biology and fermentation technology. Both are driven by continuous refinement of the basic understanding of metabolism, physiology and cellular biology (growth, division, differentiation), as well as the development of new mathematical modeling techniques. The authors' approach is original in that it integrates several disciplines into a coordinated scheme, i.e. microbial physiology and bioenergetics, thermodynamics and enzyme kinetics, biomathematics and biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. Thus, it is called a transdisciplinary approach (TDA). The TDA provides the basis for the rational design of microorganisms or cells in a way that has rarely been utilized to its full extent.

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Synopsis

Metabolic and cellular engineering, as presented in this book, is an alliance of two technologies: genetics-molecular biology and fermentation technology. Both are driven by continuous refinement of the basic understanding of metabolism, physiology and cellular biology (growth, division, differentiation), as well as the development of new mathematical modelling techniques. The authors' approach integrates several disciplines into a co-ordinated scheme: microbial physiology and bioenergetics; thermodynamics and enzyme kinetics; biomathematics and biochemistry; genetics and molecular biology. Thus, it is called a transdisciplinary approach (TDA). The TDA provides the basis for the rational design of micro-organisms or cells. This book should be of interest to undergraduates, graduates and researchers in biomedical engineering, biochemistry and biotechnology.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9810248350
• ISBN 13: 9789810248352
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264