Term: protein engineering
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04897

Definition:
A technique used to produce proteins with altered or novel amino acid sequences. The methods used are: Transcription and translation systems from synthesized lengths of DNA or RNA with novel sequences.  Chemical modification of 'normal' proteins.   Solid-state polypeptide synthesis to form proteins.

Related Terms:
1) proteins (<em>in biotechnology</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04898).
2) chemical modification (<em>in biotechnology</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.CT07135).
3) transcription (<em>in biotechnology</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06436).
4) dna (<em>in biotechnology</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01597).
5) rna (<em>in biotechnology</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05386).

Source: PAC, 1992, 64, 143. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)' on page 163 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199264010143)

Citation: 'protein engineering' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04897

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