Pharmaceutical Biotechnology in Drug Development - Kanwal Irshad

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Résumé :
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology in Drug Development summarizes key concepts and the latest developments of biotechnology applied to the development of biopharmaceuticals. Chapters present a comprehensive collection of introductory biotechnology technologies and their modern concepts and cover pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic behavior of biopharmaceuticals and modification techniques of amino acids and nucleic acid. Other sections focus on topics such as gene therapy, immunological preparations and nanoparticles which are the major contributions of pharmaceutical biotechnology. Final chapters discuss emerging techniques in the field of pharmaceutical biotechnology to meet current patient and health care demand. This book is an essential reference useful for pharmaceutical scientists, clinicians and academic researchers who want easy access to up-to-date practices of pharmaceutical biotechnology. Corporate researchers will also benefit from this book's succinct and objective content structure.

Biographie:
Dr. Akash is currently working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan. He got his PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Analysis from Zhejiang University, China. Currently, he is focusing on investigating the effect of endocrine disrupting
chemicals on various molecular and metabolic pathways that are involved in metabolic disorders and their treatment strategies. His research work is cutting-edge and worthy of extension in developing countries, like Pakistan, where it can be most beneficial and cost-effective, especially for diabetic patients. Based on his significant scientific contributions in
the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences, he has been awarded Research Productivity Awards? from the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology, the PAS Gold Medal from the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, and the A.R. Shakoori Gold Medal from the Zoological Society of Pakistan....

Sommaire:
1. Introduction to modern concepts in pharmaceutical biotechnology and drug development
2. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics of biotechnology products
3. Role of biotechnology in amino acids modification
4. Role of biotechnology in nucleic acid modification
5. Monoclonal antibodies: Development, characterization and therapeutic application
6. Development of nanoparticles: recent developments and future prospects
7. Production of biopharmaceuticals from genetically modified organisms
8. Metabolomics as bioanalytical approach for pharmaceutical biotechnology in drug development
9. New biological targets for drug discovery and development
10. Signaling pathways of membrane-spanning receptors for drug discovery and development