1st Edition

Artificial DNA Methods and Applications

Edited By Yury E. Khudyakov, Howard A. Fields Copyright 2002
440 Pages
by CRC Press

438 Pages 7 Color & 111 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

440 Pages
by CRC Press

Combining elements of biochemistry, molecular biology, and immunology, artificial DNA can be employed in a number of scientific disciplines. Some of the varied applications include site-specific mutagenesis, hybridization, amplification, protein engineering, anti-sense technology, DNA vaccines, protein vaccines, recombinant antibodies, screening for genetic and pathogenic diseases, development of... Read more
Chemical Synthesis of Oligonucleotides: From Dreams to Automation. Artificial Hybridization Probes. Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA): A DNA Mimic with a Pseudopeptide Backbone. Synthetic DNA in Amplification Reactions. Artificial Nucleic Acids and Genomic Profiling. Site-Directed Mutagenesis. Mimotopes. Artificial Genes for Chimeric Virus-like Particles. DNA Vaccines. Recombinant and Artificial Antigens as Diagnostic Reagents. Recombinant Antibodies.

Biography

Yury E. Khudyakov, Howard A. Fields