Recombinant Flashcards
1
Q
Key characterists of a plasmid
A
-easy to work with
-self replicating
-stable
-functional
1000-25000 base pairs
2
Q
The Process
A
- DNA and plasmid are cut with same restricting enzymes
- two sticky binds stick together
- replicate
- remove the damaged ones
- add ampicillin and
3
Q
Transgenic animals
A
foreign things introduced to animal
desried proteins are expressed in milk
cheap
4
Q
transgenic plants
A
human albumin can be expressed in potatoes
-stability is an issue
5
Q
how to remove an agent from a system
A
- filtration
- preciptation
- chromatography
6
Q
formulation of bio products considerations?
A
- microbiological - sterility, pyrogens
- exciptiatants - solubility enhancers, , anti-aggregations, anti-oxidants, buffers ect
- self life - freeze dry proteins
- route