A Practical Guide to Protein Engineering

Download or read book A Practical Guide to Protein Engineering written by Tuck Seng Wong and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook introduces readers in an accessible and engaging way to the nuts and bolts of protein expression and engineering. Various case studies illustrate each step from the early sequence searches in online databases over plasmid design and molecular cloning techniques to protein purification and characterization. Furthermore, readers are provided with practical tips to successfully pursue a career as a protein engineer. With protein engineering being a fundamental technique in almost all molecular biology labs, the book targets advanced undergraduates and graduate students working in molecular biology, biotechnology and related scientific fields.