Full Description
This book provides comprehensive coverage of the development of new pharmaceuticals and the enhancement of existing ones. It offers a comprehensive understanding of pharmaceutical biotechnology, including its underlying principles and practical applications from an industrial standpoint. While introducing the roles and applications of biotechnology in drug design and development, the book describes how developments in other fields, like genomics, proteomics, and high-throughput screening, have facilitated the discovery of novel therapeutic targets and drug development methods. It included concepts that are essential to biotechnology and apply to protein therapies.
The book provides a thorough overview of the ways in which biotechnology influences drug development, production, and regulation, and is a valuable resource for those seeking to enhance their understanding in this area. This book is designed to support educators in their teaching efforts and offers a reader-friendly exploration of the various stages involved in developing new pharmaceuticals through biotechnology. This book is a valuable resource for individuals in various academic and professional careers, including undergraduates, graduates, pharmaceutical scientists, clinicians, and academic researchers. It provides convenient access to current practices in pharmaceutical biotechnology, making it particularly useful for those working in the interdisciplinary field of biochemistry, pharmacology, biopharmaceutics, and biotechnology. This book's concise and impartial content structure may also benefit corporate researchers.
Contents
Part 1- Biotechnological Approaches in Formulation and Drug Design: Chapter 1. Introduction to modern concepts in pharmaceutical biotechnology and drug development.- Chapter 2. Application of biotechnology for raw material analysis.- Chapter 3. Application of biotechnology in pharmaceutical manufacturing control.- Chapter 4. Application of biotechnology in pharmaceutical products analysis.- Chapter 5. Development of nanoparticles: recent developments and future prospects.- Chapter 6. Production of biopharmaceuticals from genetically modified organisms.- Chapter 7. Drug delivery in biotechnology: present and future.- Chapter 8. Actinomycetes as Nano-factories: Synthesis and Therapeutic Applications.- Part 2 - Current Trends of Biotechnology in Drug Development: Chapter 1. Transgenesis: in the drug discovery process, including target identification and target validation.- Chapter 2. Drug design models for human diseases by transgenic animals.- Chapter 3. Role of genomics and proteomics in drug discovery.- Chapter 4. Immuno-informatics for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Autoimmune Diseases.- Chapter 5. Erythropoietin (EPO) in the treatment of anaemia.- Chapter 6. Gene therapy in molecular biology and drug delivery.- Chapter 7. Biotechnological approaches in Infectious Diseases.- Chapter 8. Forensic Drug Chemistry.- Chapter 9. Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery and Development.- Chapter 10. AI: Catalyst for Drug Discovery and Development.- Chapter 11. Artificial Intelligence: A Major Landmark in the Novel Drug Discovery Pathway for the Remarkable Advancement in the Health Care System.- Chapter 12. Phytopharmaceutical Biotechnology: Integration of Botany, pharmacology and Plant Biotechnology to deliver the best therapeutic potential of herbs.
