Plant-derived Pharmaceuticals
Author | : Kathleen L Hefferon |
Publisher | : CABI |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2014-10-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781780643434 |
ISBN-13 | : 1780643438 |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Download or read book Plant-derived Pharmaceuticals written by Kathleen L Hefferon and published by CABI. This book was released on 2014-10-29 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing recent developments in the engineering and generation of plants as production platforms for biopharmaceuticals, this book includes both vaccines and monoclonal antibodies. It has a particular emphasis on targeting diseases which predominate in less developed countries, encompassing the current state of technologies and describing expression systems and applications. This book also includes a variety of vaccine case studies, protecting against pervasive infectious diseases such as rabies, influenza and HIV.