The present textbook on ‘Pharmaceutical Biotechnology’ is strictly developed, structured, expanded, and expatiated along the guidelines provided by AICTE syllabus for B. Pharmacy–2000. It essentially consists of five main chapters, namely : Immunology and Immunological Preparations; Genetic Recombination ; Antibiotics ; Microbial Transformations; and Enzyme Immobilization. In addition to this, there are five auxilliary chapters, namely : Advent of Biotechnology ; Biosensor Technology; Bioinformatics and Data Mining ; Regulatory Issues in Biotechnology ; and Safety in Biotechnology, which have been duly included so as to stimulate the students’ interest and expand their knowledge.
Each chapter has been carefully and adequately supported with a brief introductory note, followed by theoretical aspects, graphics, neat well-labeled diagrams, explanations, discussions, and profusely supplemented with appropriate examples to make the relevance of each topic more comprehensible to the students of Pharmacy both in India and abroad.