Definitions for "Protein engineering"
Various techniques for making directed alterations in protein molecules, often to improve the properties of enzymes used in industrial processes.
technique for isolating and studying proteins and creating tailor-made proteins by altering the genes that direct their composition
A collection of techniques, including but not exclusively gene mutagenesis, that result in directed alterations being made to protein molecules, often to improve the properties of enzymes used in industrial processes.
The practice of creating artificial proteins in the laboratory. Protein engineering helps to provide an understanding of how naturally occurring proteins function so that researchers can be better able to define sites within a protein that would serve as drug targets. See also Chimera.
Protein engineering is the application of science, mathematics, and economics to the process of developing useful or valuable proteins. It is a young discipline, with much research currently taking place into the understanding of protein folding and protein recognition for protein design principles.