Principles of Protein Engineering

Protein engineering is a method of changing a protein sequence to achieve a desired result, such as a change in the substrate specificity or increased stability to the temperature, organic solvents, and/or extremes of pH or selectivity in catalytic reactions. Principles of Protein Engineering provides researchers the necessary fundamental knowledge about the protein engineering field and the rationale behind the techniques.

Written by two experts with significant first-hand experience in the field, the work provides insight on protein synthesis, expression, structure elucidation, bioinformatics, directed evolution, stability, screening, and rational design. To aid in reader comprehension, the text is enhanced by short comments, feedback and personal anecdotes from pioneers and leaders in the field. Sample ideas covered in the work include:

• The fundamental knowledge of protein synthesis and expression
• Basic knowledge about alignment, homology modelling, dynamics of structure, and modeling enzyme kinetics
• The main protein engineering strategies, with a focus on directed evolution and rational design
• Differences between screening and selection, plus the main techniques for high-throughput screening

Biochemists, biotechnologists, molecular biologists, and students in related programs of study can use Principles of Protein Engineering to attain both holistic and specific insight into the field of protein engineering and its numerous applications.