A Textbook of Biotechnology (LPSPE)

• A separate section on Probiotics
• Over 250 well labelled diagrams and 100 tables to facilitate understanding of the concepts
• Nearly 250 chapter-end problems according to the latest pattern of examination
• Glossary of nearly 400 important technical terms explaining and defining difficult terms used in the text

1. Biotechnology: Scope and Importance
2. Genes: Nature, Concept and Synthesis
3. Tools of Genetic Engineering - I: Basic Requirements
4. Tools of Genetic Engineering-II: Cutting and Joining of DN
5. Tools of Genetic Engineering - III: Cloning Vectors
6. Techniques of Genetic Engineering (Cloning Methods and DNA Analysis)
7. Genetic Engineering for Human Welfare
8. Genomics and Proteomics
9. Bioinformatics
10. Animal Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture
11. Manipulation of Reproduction and Transgenic Animals
12. In Vitro Culture Techniques of Plant Cells, Tissues and Organs
13. Applications of Plant Cell, Tissues and Organ Cultures
14. Molecular Markers of Plant and Animal Genomes
15. Cryopreservation
16. Features of Biotechnological Importance in Microorganisms
17. Microbial Products: Primary and Secondary Metabolites
18. Single Cell Protein (SCP) and Mycoprotein
19. Biological Nitrogen Fixation
20. Biofertilizers (Microbial Inoculants)
21. Biopesticides (Biological Control of Plant Pathogens, Pests and Weeds)
22. Enzyme Biotechnology
23. Biomass: A Renewable Source of Energy
24. Biomass Energy (Bio-energy)
25. Environmental Biotechnology
26. Biotechnology and Biosafety, Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and Protection (IPP)
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index