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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812788203321

Titolo

Therapeutic proteins : strategies to modulate their plasma half-lives / / edited by Roland Kontermann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

9786613454225

9783527644780

3527644784

9781283454223

128345422X

9783527644827

3527644822

9783527644797

3527644792

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (374 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KontermannRoland

Disciplina

615.3

Soggetti

Protein drugs - Design

Proteins - Therapeutic use

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. General information -- pt. 2. Half-life extension through chemical and post-translational modifications -- pt. 3. Half-life modulation involving recycling by the neonatal Fc receptor -- pt. 4. Half-life extension with pharmaceutical formulations.

Sommario/riassunto

For this ready reference, the internationally renowned authority in the field, Roland Kontermann, has assembled a team of outstanding contributors from industry and academia to convey the worldwide knowledge on modifying therapeutic proteins in order to optimize their pharmacological potential. The result is a comprehensive work covering all approaches and aspects of the topic in one handy volume, making this indispensable reading for companies and research institutions working on the development of biopharmaceuticals.