05456cam a2200601Ia 4500 ocn890939491 OCoLC 20190328114808.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 140912t20142014ne a ob 001 0 eng d UKMGB eng pn UKMGB OCLCO N$T OPELS E7B OCLCF IDEBK EBLCP YDXCP NLGGC DEBSZ OCLCQ COO OCLCQ LIP MERUC OCLCQ U3W D6H OCLCQ WYU 016869523 Uk 898421969 900001666 9781908818485 (electronic bk.) 1908818484 (electronic bk.) 9781907568282 190756828X (OCoLC)890939491 (OCoLC)898421969 (OCoLC)900001666 TP248.2 SCI 013060 bisacsh TEC 009010 bisacsh 660.6 23 Godbey, W. T., author. An introduction to biotechnology : the science, technology and medical applications / [electronic resource] by W.T. Godbey. Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, [2014] �2014 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomedicine Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 23, 2014). An Introduction to Biotechnology is a biotechnology textbook aimed at undergraduates. It covers the basics of cell biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, and introduces laboratory techniques specific to the technologies addressed in the book; it addresses specific biotechnologies at both the theoretical and application levels. Front Cover; An Introduction to Biotechnology: The science, technology and medical applications; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1. Membranes; 1.1 . Membrane Lipids; 1.2 . Cholesterol; 1.3 . Membrane Proteins; Questions; Chapter 2. Proteins; 2.1 . Amino Acids; 2.1.1 . p K a ; 2.2 . Protein Structure; 2.2.1 . Primary Structure; 2.2.2 . Secondary Structure; 2.2.2.1 . Supersecondary Structure; 2.2.3 . Tertiary Structure; 2.2.4 . Quaternary Structure; 2.3 . The Hydrophobic Effect; 2.4 . A Return to Membranes. 2.4.1 . Protein Movement Within the Plasma Membrane2.4.2 . Restriction of Protein Movement Within the Plasma Membrane; 2.4.3 . Protein Isolation Often Involves Detergents; Questions; Related Reading; Chapter 3: Cellular Transport; 3.1 . Membrane Transporters; 3.1.1 . The Sodium/Glucose Symporter; 3.1.2 . Transporters That Control pH; 3.1.2.1 . Examples of Passive Transport to Control pH; 3.1.2.2 . Examples of Active Transport to Control pH: The Proton ATPases; 3.1.2.3 . Lysosomes; 3.1.3 . Another Active Transporter: The Sodium/Potassium ATPase. 3.1.4 . Transporters can be Coupled: The Sodium-Driven Calcium Exchanger3.1.5 . ABC Transporters; 3.1.6 . Hydrophilic Molecule Transport and Electrochemical Gradients; 3.1.6.1 . The Nernst Equation; 3.2 . Vesicular Transporters: Endocytosis; 3.2.1 . Phagocytosis; 3.2.2 . Pinocytosis; 3.2.3 . Endocytosis via Clathrin-Coated Pits; 3.3 . Receptor Fates; 3.3.1 . Receptor Recycling: The LDL Receptor; 3.3.2 . Receptor and Ligand Recycling: The Transferrin Receptor; 3.3.3 . Neither Receptor nor Ligand are Recycled: The Opioid Receptor; 3.3.4 . Transcytosis. 3.4 . Lysosomes Are for Degradation, But Are They Safe?3.4.1 . Identification of Intracellular Vesicles; Questions; Related Reading; Chapter 4. Genes: The Blueprints for Proteins; 4.1 . Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids; 4.1.1 . The Phosphoribose Backbone; 4.1.2 . Nucleotide Bases, Nucleosides, and Nucleotides; 4.1.3 . DNA Is the Genetic Material; 4.1.4 . Genomic DNA Is Double-stranded; 4.1.5 . DNA Replication Is Semiconservative; 4.2 . From Genes to Proteins; 4.2.1 . Introduction to the Genetic Code; 4.2.1.1 . Degeneracy and Wobble; 4.2.1.1.1 . Ribosomes and Translation. 4.2.1.1.2 . Back to Wobble4.2.1.2 . Mutations and Their Effect on Translation; 4.2.2 . Genes; 4.2.2.1 . How Many Genes Are in the Human Genome?; 4.2.2.2 . Phenotypes; 4.2.3 . Transcription; 4.2.3.1 . The Start of Transcription: RNA Polymerase Binds to DNA; 4.2.3.1.1 . Prokaryotes; 4.2.3.1.2 . Eukaryotes; 4.2.3.1.2.1 . The Eukaryotic 5 2 mRNA Cap; 4.2.3.1.2.2 . Splicing; 4.2.3.1.2.3 . The Eukaryotic Poly(A) Tail; 4.2.3.2 . Regulation of Transcription; 4.2.3.2.1 . Promoters and Promoter Elements; 4.2.3.2.1.1 . TATA Box; 4.2.3.2.1.2 . CpG Islands; 4.2.3.2.1.3 . GC Box; 4.2.3.2.1.4 . CAAT Box. Biotechnology. SCIENCE Chemistry Industrial & Technical. bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Chemical & Biochemical. bisacsh Biotechnology. fast (OCoLC)fst00832729 Bioengineering. hilcc Mechanical Engineering. hilcc Engineering & Applied Sciences. hilcc Electronic books. Print version: 9781907568282 Woodhead Publishing series in biomedicine. ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781907568282 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781907568282 246958 246958