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Book Engineering the Plant Biofactory for the Production of Biologics and Small Molecule Medicines   Volume 2

Download or read book Engineering the Plant Biofactory for the Production of Biologics and Small Molecule Medicines Volume 2 written by Domenico De Martinis and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-08-03 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Engineering the Plant Factory for the Production of Biologics and Small Molecule Medicines

Download or read book Engineering the Plant Factory for the Production of Biologics and Small Molecule Medicines written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant gene transfer achieved in the early '80s paved the way for the exploitation of the potential of gene engineering to add novel agronomic traits and/or to design plants as factories for high added value molecules. For this latter area of research, the term "Molecular Farming" was coined in reference to agricultural applications in that major crops like maize and tobacco were originally used basically for pharma applications. The concept of the "green biofactory" implies different advantages over the typical cell factories based on animal cell or microbial cultures already when considering the investment and managing costs of fermenters. Although yield, stability, and quality of the molecules may vary among different heterologous systems and plants are competitive on a case-to-case basis, still the "plant factory" attracts scientists and technologists for the challenging features of low production cost, product safety and easy scale up. Once engineered, a plant is among the cheapest and easiest eukaryotic system to be bred with simple know-how, using nutrients, water and light. Molecules that are currently being produced in plants vary from industrial and pharmaceutical proteins, including medical diagnostics proteins and vaccine antigens, to nutritional supplements such as vitamins, carbohydrates and biopolymers. Convergence among disciplines as distant as plant physiology and pharmacology and, more recently, as omic sciences, bioinformatics and nanotechnology, increases the options of research on the plant cell factory. "Farming for Pharming" biologics and small-molecule medicines is a challenging area of plant biotechnology that may break the limits of current standard production technologies. The recent success on Ebola fighting with plant-made antibodies put a spotlight on the enormous potential of next generation herbal medicines made especially in the name of the guiding principle of reduction of costs, hence reduction of disparities of health rights and as a tool to guarantee adequate health protection in developing countries.Plant gene transfer achieved in the early '80s paved the way for the exploitation of the potential of gene engineering to add novel agronomic traits and/or to design plants as factories for high added value molecules. For this latter area of research, the term "Molecular Farming" was coined in reference to agricultural applications in that major crops like maize and tobacco were originally used basically for pharma applications. The concept of the "green biofactory" implies different advantages over the typical cell factories based on animal cell or microbial cultures already when considering the investment and managing costs of fermenters. Although yield, stability, and quality of the molecules may vary among different heterologous systems and plants are competitive on a case-to-case basis, still the "plant factory" attracts scientists and technologists for the challenging features of low production cost, product safety and easy scale up. Once engineered, a plant is among the cheapest and easiest eukaryotic system to be bred with simple know-how, using nutrients, water and light. Molecules that are currently being produced in plants vary from industrial and pharmaceutical proteins, including medical diagnostics proteins and vaccine antigens, to nutritional supplements such as vitamins, carbohydrates and biopolymers. Convergence among disciplines as distant as plant physiology and pharmacology and, more recently, as omic sciences, bioinformatics and nanotechnology, increases the options of research on the plant cell factory. "Farming for Pharming" biologics and small-molecule medicines is a challenging area of plant biotechnology that may break the limits of current standard production technologies. The recent success on Ebola fighting with plant-made antibodies put a spotlight on the enormous potential of next generation herbal medicines made especially in the name of the guiding principle of reduction of costs, hence reduction of disparities of health rights and as a tool to guarantee adequate health protection in developing countries.

Book Engineering the Plant Factory for the Production of Biologics and Small Molecule Medicines

Download or read book Engineering the Plant Factory for the Production of Biologics and Small Molecule Medicines written by Domenico De Martinis and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant gene transfer achieved in the early ‘80s paved the way for the exploitation of the potential of gene engineering to add novel agronomic traits and/or to design plants as factories for high added value molecules. For this latter area of research, the term "Molecular Farming" was coined in reference to agricultural applications in that major crops like maize and tobacco were originally used basically for pharma applications. The concept of the “green biofactory” implies different advantages over the typical cell factories based on animal cell or microbial cultures already when considering the investment and managing costs of fermenters. Although yield, stability, and quality of the molecules may vary among different heterologous systems and plants are competitive on a case-to-case basis, still the “plant factory” attracts scientists and technologists for the challenging features of low production cost, product safety and easy scale up. Once engineered, a plant is among the cheapest and easiest eukaryotic system to be bred with simple know-how, using nutrients, water and light. Molecules that are currently being produced in plants vary from industrial and pharmaceutical proteins, including medical diagnostics proteins and vaccine antigens, to nutritional supplements such as vitamins, carbohydrates and biopolymers. Convergence among disciplines as distant as plant physiology and pharmacology and, more recently, as omic sciences, bioinformatics and nanotechnology, increases the options of research on the plant cell factory. “Farming for Pharming” biologics and small-molecule medicines is a challenging area of plant biotechnology that may break the limits of current standard production technologies. The recent success on Ebola fighting with plant-made antibodies put a spotlight on the enormous potential of next generation herbal medicines made especially in the name of the guiding principle of reduction of costs, hence reduction of disparities of health rights and as a tool to guarantee adequate health protection in developing countries.

Book Insecticidal Proteins and RNAi in the Control of Insects

Download or read book Insecticidal Proteins and RNAi in the Control of Insects written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-11-19 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insecticidal Proteins and RNAi in the Control of Insects, Volume 65 in the Advances in Insect Physiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics including Insecticidal RNAi delivered as biopesticide, Cry toxins, Vip3 insecticidal proteins: Structure and Mode of Action, New plant/other bacteria toxins, Engineered insecticidal proteins, Resistance to insecticidal proteins, and Photorhabdus toxins across Gram-negative bacteria. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors. Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors Presents the latest release in the Advances in Insect Physiology series Updated release includes the latest information on the Insecticidal proteins and RNAi in the control of Insects

Book Proceedings of ISPMF 2018   Plant Molecular Farming

Download or read book Proceedings of ISPMF 2018 Plant Molecular Farming written by Anneli Ritala and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Basic and Applied Aspects of Biotechnology

Download or read book Basic and Applied Aspects of Biotechnology written by Varsha Gupta and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-22 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the journey of biotechnology, searching for new avenues and noting the impressive accomplishments to date. It has harmonious blend of facts, applications and new ideas. Fast-paced biotechnologies are broadly applied and are being continuously explored in areas like the environmental, industrial, agricultural and medical sciences. The sequencing of the human genome has opened new therapeutic opportunities and enriched the field of medical biotechnology while analysis of biomolecules using proteomics and microarray technologies along with the simultaneous discovery and development of new modes of detection are paving the way for ever-faster and more reliable diagnostic methods. Life-saving bio-pharmaceuticals are being churned out at an amazing rate, and the unraveling of biological processes has facilitated drug designing and discovery processes. Advances in regenerative medical technologies (stem cell therapy, tissue engineering, and gene therapy) look extremely promising, transcending the limitations of all existing fields and opening new dimensions for characterizing and combating diseases.

Book Molecular Farming of Plants and Animals for Human and Veterinary Medicine

Download or read book Molecular Farming of Plants and Animals for Human and Veterinary Medicine written by L. Erickson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molecular farming has been hailed as the "third wave" of genetically-modified organisms produced through biotechnology for the bio-based economy of the future. Unlike products of the first wave, such as herbicide resistant crop plants, which were perceived to benefit only the farmers who used them and the agrochemical companies who developed them, products of molecular farming are designed specifically for the benefit of the consumer. Such products could be purified from food or non-food organisms for a range of applications in industry, as well as animal and human health. Alternatively, the products of this technology could be consumed more directly in some edible format, such as milk, eggs, fruits or vegetables. There is a rapidly-growing interest Qn the part of the public as well as in the medical community in the role food plays in health, especially in the immunophysiological impact of food over and above the role of basic nutrition.

Book Glyco Engineering

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alexandra Castilho
  • Publisher : Humana
  • Release : 2015-06-17
  • ISBN : 9781493927593
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Glyco Engineering written by Alexandra Castilho and published by Humana. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conceived with the intention of providing an array of strategies and technologies currently in use for glyco-engineering distinct living organisms, this book contains a wide range of methods being developed to control the composition of carbohydrates and the properties of proteins through manipulations on the production host rather than in the protein itself. The first five sections deal with host-specific glyco-engineering and contain chapters that provide protocols for modifications of the glycosylation pathway in bacteria, yeast, insect, plants and mammalian cells, while the last two sections explore alternative approaches to host glyco-engineering and selected protocols for the analysis of the N-glycans and glyco-profiling by mass spectrometry. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and extensive, Glyco-Engineering: Methods and Protocols offers vast options to help researchers to choose the expression system and approach that best suits their intended protein research or applications.

Book Metabolic Pathway Design

    Book Details:
  • Author : Pablo Carbonell
  • Publisher : Springer Nature
  • Release : 2019-11-05
  • ISBN : 3030298655
  • Pages : 168 pages

Download or read book Metabolic Pathway Design written by Pablo Carbonell and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook presents solid tools for in silico engineering biology, offering students a step-by-step guide to mastering the smart design of metabolic pathways. The first part explains the Design-Build-Test-Learn-cycle engineering approach to biology, discussing the basic tools to model biological and chemistry-based systems. Using these basic tools, the second part focuses on various computational protocols for metabolic pathway design, from enzyme selection to pathway discovery and enumeration. In the context of industrial biotechnology, the final part helps readers understand the challenges of scaling up and optimisation. By working with the free programming language Scientific Python, this book provides easily accessible tools for studying and learning the principles of modern in silico metabolic pathway design. Intended for advanced undergraduates and master’s students in biotechnology, biomedical engineering, bioinformatics and systems biology students, the introductory sections make it also useful for beginners wanting to learn the basics of scientific coding and find real-world, hands-on examples.

Book Advanced 3D Printed Systems and Nanosystems for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering

Download or read book Advanced 3D Printed Systems and Nanosystems for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering written by Lisa C. du Toit and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2020-03-08 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advanced 3D-Printed Systems and Nanosystems for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering explores the intricacies of nanostructures and 3D printed systems in terms of their design as drug delivery or tissue engineering devices, their further evaluations and diverse applications. The book highlights the most recent advances in both nanosystems and 3D-printed systems for both drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. It discusses the convergence of biofabrication with nanotechnology, constructing a directional customizable biomaterial arrangement for promoting tissue regeneration, combined with the potential for controlled bioactive delivery. These discussions provide a new viewpoint for both biomaterials scientists and pharmaceutical scientists. Shows how nanotechnology and 3D printing are being used to create systems which are intelligent, biomimetic and customizable to the patient Explores the current generation of nanostructured 3D printed medical devices Assesses the major challenges of using 3D printed nanosystems for the manufacture of new pharmaceuticals

Book Marine Algal Antioxidants

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  • Author : Christophe Brunet
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020
  • ISBN : 9783039368792
  • Pages : 192 pages

Download or read book Marine Algal Antioxidants written by Christophe Brunet and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book entitled Marine Algal Antioxidants, as a special issue of the Antioxidants journal, encloses eleven scientific articles with a preface written by the two editors, Christophe Brunet and Clementina Sansone. Marine Algal Antioxidants book reports advances of the research on marine photosynthetic organisms for the growth of biotechnological pipelines aimed to enhance antioxidant molecules production by algae. More than twenty scientists share the results of their research and highlight the relevance of algae for developing marine biotechnology products to flourish the requirements of nutraceuticals or cosmeceuticals in the defense of human health. Multidisciplinarity of the scientific approaches presented in this book - such as physiological, molecular, chemistry, technical or technological methodologies - lays the foundation for harmonizing the links between them towards the unique goal of the improvement of marine algal factory processes.

Book Advances in Plant Transgenics  Methods and Applications

Download or read book Advances in Plant Transgenics Methods and Applications written by Ramalingam Sathishkumar and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The green revolution led to the development of improved varieties of crops, especially cereals, and since then, classical or molecular breeding has resulted in the creation of economically valuable species. Thanks to recent developments in genetic engineering, it has become possible to introduce genes from different sources, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, mice and humans, to plants. This technology has made the scientific community aware of the critical role of transgenics, not only as a means of producing stress tolerant crops but also as a platform for the production of therapeutics through molecular farming. This book discusses the commercial applications of plant transgenic technologies, including the use of transgenic cell culture approachesto improve the production of metabolites and high-value therapeutics as well as transgenic plants in pest management. It also explores generation of novel vectors, protein production using chloroplast engineering and the latest developments in this area, such as genome editing in plants. Featuring general discussions and research papers by leading international experts, it is a valuable resource for scientists, teachers, students and industrialists working in the field.

Book Algal Biotechnology

    Book Details:
  • Author : Pravin Chandra Trivedi
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 428 pages

Download or read book Algal Biotechnology written by Pravin Chandra Trivedi and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provide Information On The Application Of Cyanobacteria With Their Biotechnological Potential In The Present Scenario. Topics Covering Algal Cytology, Ecology, Marine, Agronomy, Environmental Impact On Marine Pollution, Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Phototaxis, Phycotoxins, Etc. Have Been Specially Included To Project Their Role In The Present Century. Information On Dinoflagellates, Diatoms And Ultrastructural Studies Have Also Been Included.

Book Marine Niche  Applications in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Download or read book Marine Niche Applications in Pharmaceutical Sciences written by Neelam M Nathani and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive study of biological molecules acquired from marine organisms, which have been exploited for drug discovery with the aim to treat human diseases. Biomolecules have potential impacts on a diverse range of fields, including medical and pharmaceutical science, industrial science, biotechnology, basic research, molecular science, environmental science and climate change, etc. To understand and effectively apply medicinally important biomolecules, multidisciplinary approaches are called for. The ocean remains a rich biological resource, and the vast untapped potential of novel molecules from marine bio-resources has caught the interest of more and more researchers. These novel biological compounds have never been found in terrestrial or other ecosystems, but only in this rich niche. Advances in sampling techniques and technologies, along with increased funding for research and nature conservation, have now encouraged scientists to look deeper in the waters. Aquaculture supports both tremendous seafood production and the bulk production of marine-derived drugs. Furthermore, molecular methods are now being extensively employed to explore the untapped marine microbial diversity. With the help of molecular and biotech tools, the ability of marine organisms to produce new biosynthetic drugs can be greatly enhanced. This book provides an extensive compilation of the latest information on marine resources and their undisputedly vital role in the treatment of diverse ailments.

Book Production of Recombinant Proteins

Download or read book Production of Recombinant Proteins written by Gerd Gellissen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-03-06 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the choices of microbial and eukaryotic expression systems for production of recombinant proteins are many, most researchers in academic and industrial settings do not have ready access to pertinent biological and technical information since it is normally scattered throughout the scientific literature. This book closes the gap by providing information on the general biology of the host organism, a description of the expression platform, a methodological section -- with strains, genetic elements, vectors and special methods, where applicable -- as well as examples of proteins produced with the respective platform. The systems thus described are well balanced by the inclusion of three prokaryotes (two Gram-negatives and one Gram-positive), four yeasts, two filamentous fungi and two higher eukaryotic cell systems -- mammalian and plant cells. Throughout, the book provides valuable practical and theoretical information on the criteria and schemes for selecting the appropriate expression platform, the possibility and practicality of a universal expression vector, and on comparative industrial-scale fermentation, with the production of a recombinant Hepatitis B vaccine chosen as an industrial example. With a foreword by Herbert P. Schweizer, Colorado State University, USA: "As a whole, this book is a valuable and overdue resource for a varied audience. It is a practical guide for academic and industrial researchers who are confronted with the design of the most suitable expression platform for their favorite protein for technical or pharmaceutical purposes. In addition, the book is also a valuable study resource for professors and students in the fields of applied biology and biotechnology."

Book 3D Bioprinting

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jeremy M. Crook
  • Publisher : Humana
  • Release : 2020-03-24
  • ISBN : 9781071605196
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book 3D Bioprinting written by Jeremy M. Crook and published by Humana. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the latest developments and contributions to the field of 3D bioprinting, and discusses its use for quality R&D and translation. The chapters in this book are divided into two parts: Part one covers generic themes in bioprinting to introduce novice readers to the field, while also providing experts with new and helpful information. Part two discusses protocols used to prepare, characterize, and print a variety of biomaterials, cells, and tissues. These chapters also emphasize methods used for printing defined and humanized constructs suitable for human tissue modelling in research and applicable to clinical product development. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Cutting-edge and comprehensive, 3D Bioprinting: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource for researchers and bioprinting laboratories/facilities interested in learning more about this rapidly evolving technology.

Book Manual of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Download or read book Manual of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology written by Arnold L. Demain and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The editors have enlisted a broad range of experts, including microbial ecologists, physiologists, geneticists, biochemists, molecular biologists, and biochemical engineers, who offer practical experience not found in texts and journals. This comprehensive perspective makes MIMB a valuable "how to" resource, the structure of which resembles the sequence of operation involved in the development of a commercial biological process and product.