Practical Techniques in Molecular Biotechnology

Bal Ram Singh is currently working as Director, Institute of Advanced Science, Dartmouth, USA. He had been a principal investigator at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Department of Defense, USA. He has been on Blue-Ribbon Panels for NIH on the Biodefense Research, and has served on several NIH study section reviewer panels. He has published more than 180 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He had taught courses including biophysical techniques, biological spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy and chemical biology at graduate level. He is a member of American Chemical Society, American Society for Microbiology, American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Raj Kumar is an Assistant Professor, Institute of Advanced Science, Dartmouth, USA. He did his Ph.D. from University of Massachusetts, Lowell. His areas of research include nanoparticles, biotechnology, drug delivery, cell culture and drug screening. He has published several papers in journals of national and international repute.

• Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Molecular Biology; 3. Recombinant DNA and Protein Technology; 4. Biochemical Analysis of Proteins; 5. Bioanalytical Techniques; 6. Cell Culture and Tissue Engineering; 7. Antibody Technology; Appendix A. Useful Protocols; Appendix B. Practical Applications; Appendix C. Significant Figures and Scientific Notations; Appendix D. Statistical Parameters Used in the Biochemical Measurements.