Biotechnology V : Including Animal Cell Biotechnology, Immunology and Plant Biotechnology

Contents: I. Animal Cell Biotechnology: 1. Culture Media. 2. Animal Cell Culture and Metabolism. 3. Growth Factors Promoting Proliferation of Animal Cell Culture. 4. Bioreactors for Large-Scale Culture of Cells . 5. Expression of Cloned Proteins in Animal Cells. 6. Vaccine Production from Animal Cell Lines. 7. Transgenic Animals.  II. Immunology: 1. Immune System and Immunity. 2. Antigen, Antibody and their Structure. 3. Humoral (Antibody-Mediated) Immunity. 4. Cellular (Cell-Mediated) Immunity. 5. Effector Mechanisms. 6. Immunity to Infectious Diseases . 7. Vaccines. 8. Hypersensitivity Reactions. 9. Blood groups, Blood typing and Blood transfusion. 10. Antigen-Antibody Reactions. III. Plant Biotechnology: 1. Plant Tissue Culture. 2. Callus Cultures, Suspension Cultures and Micropropagation. 3. Embryo Culture, Embryo Rescue and Their Application. 4. Haploids and Their Application. 5. Somaclonal Variations. 6. Somatic Hybridization and Endosperm Culture. 7. Use of Plant Cell, Protoplasts and Tissue Culture for Genetic Manipulation of Plants.

This book is designed to provide the topics as per the syllabus of Biotechnology by the various general and technical Indian universities. The book is divided into three parts that encompass the three main branches of the Biotechnology and they are as follows:

Part A : Animal Cell Biotechnology, Part B: Immunology and Part C: Plant Biotechnology.

The book is an integrated approach to encompass information on the basics and applied aspects of the subject. The major goal of this book is to illustrate a clear idea on biotechnology. The subject matter has been written in a stepwise systematic manner to meet the students immediate requirements. Simple clearly understandable illustrations correct and up to date informations are the main features of this book. Thus it can serve as good reference material for the students, the policy makers and the teachers.