Laboratory Procedure
protein engineering
pro·tein en·gi·neer·ing
Subclass of:
Genetic Engineering
Definitions related to protein engineering:
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Experimental or other man-made manipulations resulting in proteins which do not occur in nature; frequently, but not always, involves genetic manipulation.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Procedures by which protein structure and function are changed or created in vitro by altering existing or synthesizing new structural genes that direct the synthesis of proteins with sought-after properties. Such procedures may include the design of MOLECULAR MODELS of proteins using COMPUTER GRAPHICS or other molecular modeling techniques; site-specific mutagenesis (MUTAGENESIS, SITE-SPECIFIC) of existing genes; and DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION techniques to create new genes.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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