Algae-Based Biopharmaceuticals

• Main Author: Rosales-Mendoza, Sergio (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Aquatic ecology.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.; Plant Anatomy/Development.

This book constitutes a key reference on the use of algae in the BFs production field; providing an updated outlook on the achievements accomplished thus far and transmitting a prospective view for this biotechnological application. This book provides a detailed description of the technology as well...

Table of Contents:

• The Biopharmaceuticals Field and Algae as Expression Hosts
• Genetic Engineering Approaches for Algae
• Algae-made Vaccines Targeting Human Diseases
• Algae-made Vaccines Targeting Animal Pathogens
• Algae-made Antibodies and Immunotoxins
• Algae-made Cytokines and Growth Factors
• Other Biopharmaceuticals Produced in Algae
• Algae-made Nutraceuticals
• Perspectives for the Algae-made Biopharmaceuticals Field.