Btc 452 Protein Biotechnology (3) (3 C.H, 2 lecture & 1 practical) Prerequisite B 351.
This course covers basic biochemical principles along with a comprehensive survey of products currently available or under development by the biotechnology industry. The scope of protein biotechnology; protein sources; downstream processing of protein products; therapeutic proteins (blood products, vaccines, monoclonal antibodies and related substances, hormones, regulatory factors and enzymes, proteins employed for diagnostic purposes) and polymer degrading enzymes of industrial significance will be emphasized.
