Contents Preface Part I Gene Cloning Chapter 1 Introduction to Gene Cloning 1 R.R Brief Overview R R.2 Historical Events 3 R.3 Significance and Alertness 5 Chapter 2 Gene and Genome 7 2.R Discovery of Hereditary Factor 7 2.2 Basic Knowledge of Gene 14 2.3 Sequence Signals Involved with Gene Expression 22 2.4 About Genomic and Metagenomic Studies 26 Chapter 3 Basic Techniques for Experiments with DNA 28 3.R Enzymatic Tools for Gene Manipulation 28 3.2 Oligo-nucleotide Tools 34 3.3 DNA Purification 36 3.4 Electrophoresis 38 3.5 In Vitro Synthesis of DNA 40 3.6 DNA Sequencing 43 3.7 Macromolecular Hybridization and Blotting 46 3.8 PCR Techniques 48 Chapter 4 Cloning Procedure 53 4.R Basic Procedure of Cloning 53 4.2 Selection of Cloning Vectors 54 4.3 Preparation of Donor DNA 60 4.4 Joining of Donor and Vector by Ligation 62 4.5 Selectio n of H o st Cells 62 4.6 Introduction of Recombinant DNA into Host Cells 64 4.7 Selection,Screening and Sub-cloning.65 4.8 Derivative Technology Based on CloNng 69 Chapter 5 Application and Impacts 73 5.1 Initiation of Recombinant DNA Industry 73 5.2 General Aspects of Application 77 5.3 Contribution and Impact 83 Part II Cell Engineering Chapter 6 Introduction on Cell Engineering 88 6.1 Brief Overview 88 6.2 Essentials of Cell Engineering 89 6.3 Progress Clues 91 Chapter 7 Cell Fusion and Hybridization 94 7.1 General Aspects 94 7.2 Protoplast Technique 94 7.3 Basic Methods of Cell Fusion 97 7.4 Fusant Screening 98 7.5 Application of Cell Fusion 99 Chapter 8 Plant Tissue and Cell Culture 100 8.1 Plant Tissue Culture System 100 8.2 Gene Transfer to Plants 108 8.3 Artificial Seeds and Virus-free Plants 113 Chapter 9 Animal Tissue and Cell Culture 116 9.1 Establishment of Animal Tissue Culture System 116 9.2 Gene Transfer to Animal Cell 120 9.3 Animal Hybrids and Hybridoma 124 9.4 Approaches of Stem Cell Research 129 Chapter 10 Application Examples from Cell Engineering 132 10.1 Bioproducts from Cell Engineering 132 10.2 Breeding of New Agronomic Varieties 134 10.3 Transgenic Animals as Models for Medical Research 138 Part III Enzyme Technology Chapter 11 Fundamental Nature of Enzyme 141 11.1 Definition, Basic Nature and Classification of Enzyme 141 11.2 Determination of Enzyme Activities 1 46 11.3 Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity 150 11.4 Resources of Enzyme 1 57 11.5 Uses of Enzyme 159 Chapter 12 Enzyme Biosynthesis and Products 163 12.1 Bio-resources of Enzyme 1 63 12.2 About Enzyme Synthesis 170 12.3 Enzyme Fermentation and Products R73 Chapter 13 Enzyme Recovery&Purification 181 13.R Pretreatment of Crude Enzyme Sample 181 13.2 Removing of Impurities and Sample Concentration 182 13.3 Chromatographic Separation 184 13.4 Polishing of Enzyme 191 13.5 Rational Formulation of Final Enzyme Products 192 Chapter 14 Enzymatic Conversion 194 14.1 Enzymatic Conversion 194 14.2 Immobilization of Enzyme and Cells 200 14.3 Enzymatic conversion in non-aqueous Phase 207 Chapter 15 New Approaches of Enzyme Technology 211 15.1 Modification on Enzymes 211 15.2 Enzyme Carriers for Immobilization 216 15.3 Enzyme Inhibitors 219 15.4 Ribozyme (Non-protein Enzymes) 222 Part IV Industrial Fermentation Chapter 16 Principles of Fermentation 225 16.1 Fermentation Principles 225 16.2 Fermentation Products and Application 228 16.3 Benefits from the Fermentation Industry 231 Chapter 17 Industrial Microorganisms 235 17.1 Types and Characters of Industrial Microorganisms 235 17.2 Breeding of Industrial Strains 240 17.3 Industrial Microbial Growth and Culture Media 242 17.4 Inoculation of Industrial Strains 249 17.5 Preservation of Industrial Strains 252 Chapter 18 Microbial Metabolism and Fermentation Kinetics 254 18.1 Metabolism Related to Basic Pathway 254 18.2 Metabolic Regulation and Control 262 18.3 Stoichiometry of Fermentation Process 268 18.4 Fermentation Kinetics 272 Chapter 19 Bioreactors and Auxiliary Equipments 280 19.1 Structure and Function of Bioreactors 280 19.2 Auxiliary Equipment 285 19.3 Probes and Sensors 288 Chapter 20 Fermentation Down-Stream Technology 292 20.1 General Aspects 292 20.2 Harvest and Pretreatment 295 20.3 Isolation and Purification 301 20.4 Product Polishing 304 20.5 Waste Treatment and Cleaner Production 306 Chapter 21 Progress in Fermentation Engineering 311 21.1 Approaches of Up-stream Technology 311 21.2 Process Optima.318 21.3 Development of Down-streamTechnology 321 Appendix 325 Terms Translation 325 Related Nobel Laureates 336 Further Reading 340 后记 345