Biotechnology: Progress and Applications
Contents: Foreword. Preface. I. Genomics and Proteomics: 1. Proteomic Approaches in Microalgal Research: Challenges and Opportunities. 2. Retrieval of Xylanase Genes from Environmental Metagenomes by Metagenomic Approaches. 3. Detection of Bacterial Pathogens: Advances in the Post Genomic Era. II. Virology: 4. In silico RNA Interference: A Powerful Weapon against Virus Defense in Plants. 5. Biotechnology Approaches to HIV and AIDS. 6. Engineering Pathogen Derived Resistance against Plant Viruses: Current Scenario and Future Prospect. III. Plant Biotechnology: 7. Biological Control of Critical Fungal Phytopathogens of Cereal Crops. 8. Crop Improvement Methods: A Walk Through. 9. Trichoderma: Biotechnological Applications. IV. Microbial Technology: 10. Optimization of Bioprocess Parameters for Fermentation Process from Laboratory to Industry. 11. Thermozymes: Biology and Technology at High Temperature. V. Environmental Biotechnology: 12. Detoxification Mechanism and Remediation of Heavy Metals by Use 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. VI. Infectious Diseases: 15. Glyoxylate Cycle: A Promising Antimicrobial Drug Target. 16. Infectious Microbes and their Biotechnological Applications. VII. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: 17. Biological Significance of Coumarin Derivatives. 18. Biotechnlogical Interventions for the Production of Bioactive Compounds in Medicinal Plants. 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 Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC).
IX. Stem Cells and Nanotechnology: 21. Stem Cells of Skin and Hair Follicle and their Clinical Application. 22. Nanotechnology: Size DOES Matter. Index.
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. (jacket)
