ECOLOGICAL BIOCHEMISTRY - Study Guide - V. M. Isaienko 2005

Chapter 11. ECOLOGICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biotechnology, in general terms, is the industrial use of biological systems or processes. It is based on The unique ability of biological systems to catalyze a wide range of Chemical Reactions and recognize other biological systems or identify chemical compounds. Therefore, biotechnology can be defined as applied biochemistry.

For biotechnology, ecological biochemistry contributes to understanding the Biological Significance of metabolites and other BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES, which serve as objects of biotechnological research.

Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary science closely linked with biochemical, genetic, microbiological, chemical, and physical engineering, as well as food production, etc. Its general relationship with other scientific fields that drive The Development of biotechnology is presented in Table 11.1.

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FIELDS OF SCIENCE CONTRIBUTING NEW RESULTS CRITICAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Field of Science

Key Results for Biotechnology Development

Introduction/32.html">Genetic Engineering

Recombinant DNA technology

Biocatalysis

Enzymes (isolation, immobilization, stabilization)

Immunology

Monoclonal Antibodies

Fermentation technology

Waste Processing

Bioelectrochemistry

Relationship between Electrical and Chemical processes in biosystems

Ecological biochemistry

Discovery of biochemical pathways for the synthesis of biologically active substances


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