Biotechnology of antibiotics

"Specifically addressing microbially derived commercially important bioactive products that are currently or soon to be available, Biotechnology of Antibiotics, Second Edition analyzes the use of recombinant enzymes to produce biologically active molecules, including a cholesterol-lowering agent, an anti-HIV drug for the treatment of AIDS, and [beta]-lactam antibiotics...gives insight into the biochemistry, molecular biology, and production of antibiotics used as therapeutic agents...focuses on state-of-the-art techniques for the development of new antibiotics using novel approaches and strategies...highlights recent advances in the genetic manipulation of antibiotic biosynthesis genes to create structures from gene combinations for new biological activities...describes in detail the development and current status of newly created antibiotics and pharmacologically active natural products...and much more."--BOOK JACKET.