PPT-Enzymes and biotechnology: could we overcome modern challenges?

2nd International Conference on Genomics amp Pharmacogenomics Dr Junio Cota VTT Brasil LTDA SUMMARY What is VTT The OMICS Era New Enzyme Discovery Protein Engineering VTT Group in brief Turnover 292 M 2010 . BY: Selena & Nicole. Foundations of biotechnology . Biotechnology can be defined as the manipulation of living organisms or their components to provide products or to serve useful purpose. As result the DNA of plants, animals and other organisms can be manipulated in the laboratory .. Biotechnology. . In 2004, this child became known as Baby 81 when disaster struck his small village in Southeast Asia. After a devastating tsunami hit, he was rescued and months later reunited him with his biological parents.. Esmaeil. . Sadroddiny. , PhD. Medical Biotechnology. Biotechnology:. An ancient job, a novel concept. Medical Biotechnology. Biotechnological tools. Genetic engineering and recombination . Biotechnological tools. IMPORTANCE. OF ENZYMES. Enzymes are biological catalysts that:. . I. ncrease. . reaction rates . by lowering the amount of energy needed for the reaction to occur. 100-1000x . faster. !!!. Activation Energy. protein. !. Enzymes are . Biological . catalysts . that . increase. . the rate of metabolic reactions.. Since enzymes speed up chemical reaction rates, what are they called?. Catalyst- . A substance . Biotechnology: the branch of . molecular biology . that studies the use of . microorganisms. to perform specific industrial processes; "biotechnology produced . genetically altered . bacteria that solved the problem"  . Part 1. . Chapter 3. Learning outcomes. You should be able to:. explain how enzymes work. describe and explain the factors that affect. enzyme activity. use V. max. and K. m. to compare the affinity of different enzymes for their substrates. ETHICS. Set of moral principles governing an individual’s action. Reflects morality (perception of what is right). Essential in making decisions. BIOETHICS. Ethics relating to biology and medicine. cells how to produce specific proteins These segments are genes It is the presence or absence of the specific protein that gives an organism a trait or characteristic More than 10000 different genes is Biotechnology In its broadest sense biotechnology refers to the use of living systems to develop products New scientific discoveries are allowing us to better understand fundamental life processe Restriction enzymes. Polymerase enzyme. Strand-displacing polymerases. Helicase enzymes. Discovery and Obtainability:. Most enzymes are proteins discovered in cells.. But . DNAzymes. were . descovered. Kamal Kumar Gupta. Biotechnology -Definition. The application of scientific and engineering principles to the . processing of material . by . biological agents . to provide goods and services. The industrial production of goods and services by processes using biological organisms, systems, and processes,. What is biotechnology?. Biotechnology is the industrial use of biological processes to make products.. In food, its . major uses are . in production and preservation.. Biotechnology is not . new. For many centuries the process of fermentation has used . Sciences. By. Swarnakshi. . Upadhyay. Assistant Professor. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences. DEFINITION. It is defined as the application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of material by biological agents to provide good services..