Published continuously since 1944, the Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology series has been the essential resource for protein chemists. Each volume brings forth new information about protocols and analysis of proteins. Each thematically organized volume is guest edited by leading experts in a broad range of protein-related topics. Describes advances in application of powerful techniques in a wide bioscience areaChapters are written by authorities in their fieldTargeted to a wide audience of researchers, specialists, and studentsThe information provided in the volume is well supported by a number of high quality illustrations, figures, and tables INDICE: 1. Prospects of using protein nanoparticles for biomedical applications Aswathy Ravindran 2. Protein- and peptide-drug conjugates: An emerging drug delivery technology Ambikanandan Misra 3. Modifications of natural peptides for nanoparticle and drug design Samuel A. Wickline 4. Hybrid protein-synthetic polymer nanoparticles for drug delivery Neli Koseva 5. Efficient Delivery of Therapeutic Agents by Using Targeted Albumin Nanoparticles Seyed Abbas Shojaosadati 6. Functionalized nanoparticles for vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) controlled drug delivery David Pozo Perez 7. Implications of protein and peptide-based nanoparticles as potential vehicles for anti-cancer drugs Ahmed Elzoghby 8. Polysaccharide nanoparticles for protein and peptide delivery: exploring less known materials Ana Grenha 9. Processing and characterization of silk fibroin nanoparticles for enzyme/polypeptide delivery Yu-Qing Zhang 10. Food-grade protein-based nanoparticles and microparticles for bioactive delivery: fabrication, characterization, and utilization D.J. McClements
- ISBN: 978-0-12-802828-5
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 488
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés