A Textbook of Biotechnology

A Book Of Biotechnology by Dr Rashmi Tyagi

The book "A Textbook of Biotechnology" has been designed for all the undergraduate B.E., B.Tech. and B.Sc. students. The book includes 20 chapters and the various topics are written illustratively in very simple way. This book focuses on cell structures and viruses, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, cell division, food and beverage, etc. The matter has been presented in a structured manner and in an easy to understand, which can be grasped easily by students of various disciplines. A greater stress has been laid on pictorial representation in the text. There has been a conscious attempt to make proper flow of language and present the contents in simple and lucid manner. This book is very useful for the students of biotechnology and others..

1.    Introduction to Cell Structure and Viruses

2.    Carbohydrates

3.    Proteins

4.    Lipids

5.    Cell Division

6.    Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

7.    Nucleic Acids

8.    Protein Synthesis

9.    Genetic Code

10.  Mutations

11.  Regulation of Gene Expression

12.  Genetic Engineering

13.  Nature and Scope of Biotechnology

14.  Cell Culture

15.  Food and Beverage Biotechnology

16.  Enzyme Technology

17.  Environmental Biotechnology

18.  Biological Fuel Generation

19.  Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry

20.  Biotechnology and Medicine