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Author Kontermann, Roland

Title Therapeutic Proteins : Strategies to Modulate Their Plasma Half-life
Published Weinheim : John Wiley & Sons, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (374 pages)
Contents Therapeutic Proteins: Strategies to Modulate Their Plasma Half-Lives; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Part One: General Information; 1: Half-Life Modulating Strategies -- An Introduction; 1.1 Therapeutic Proteins; 1.2 Renal Clearance and FcRn-Mediated Recycling; 1.3 Strategies to Modulate Plasma Half-Life; 1.3.1 Strategies to Increase the Hydrodynamic Radius; 1.3.2 Strategies Implementing FcRn-Mediated Recycling; 1.4 Half-Life Extension Strategies Applied to a Bispecific Single-Chain Diabody -- A Case Study; 1.5 Conclusion; References
Summary 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
Notes Print version record
Subject Protein drugs -- Design
Proteins -- Therapeutic use
Protein drugs -- Design.
Proteins -- Therapeutic use.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783527644797
3527644792