BTEC 655 - Industrial Enzymes and Proteins

(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Bachelor of Science degree in Biotechnology, Life Science or other relevant field or by permission of instructor
Description: There is significant commercial activity in the biomanufacturing sector. Key products include vaccines, antibiotics, or various industrial enzymes. The basics of recombinant DNA (rDNA) principles in modification, selection, and application of recombinant microbial strains for industrial enzyme and protein production are studied. Theoretical foundations of microbial production and detection of recombinant protein products such as enzymes, hormones, and antibiotics are covered. The course provides an overview of basic methodologies involved in genetic manipulation of microbes to produce recombinant peptides and proteins. This would focus on use of plasmids, role of promoters and its use in control of gene expression with the end goal of generating enzymes and whole cells for industrial catalytic processes.