本教材共16课,每课有正文(A、B两篇独立的课文),阅读材料(两篇),补充资料和练习四大部分。*后还安排了附录,收录了英汉微生物名称、国际上有关生物技术的期刊名称。
在课文内容上,主要选择了有关生物技术(偏重于发酵工程)的内容,包括以下专题:无机化学,有机化学,分析化学,生物化学(糖、蛋白质、核酸),微生物学(菌种、操作方法),分子遗传学,代谢,酒(啤酒、葡萄酒、威士忌),生物能源,动植物细胞培养,干细胞培养,抗生素,药品的临床评价等药学内容,环境生物技术,发酵动力学,生化反应器(液态及固态发酵罐),分离纯化等下游技术,化学分析方法,论文(摘要、前言、材料与方法)。在*后,还安排了英语论文两篇、专利。每篇课文均有补充资料,如补充的专业词汇、构词法、翻译理论与技巧、CA缩略语精选、写作句型句例。课文中的大多数专业词汇还注有音标。
本书可作为工业生物技术专业(发酵工程或生物工程)高校及大专中专学生的专业英语教材,由于在内容上有所拓展,故也适应于发酵工厂或研究所的有关技术人员参考。

Lesson 1
Text A Elements and Compounds
Text B Atomic Bonds and Molecules
Reading Materials ( Ⅰ ) Water as a Solvent
Reading Materials ( Ⅱ ) True-False Questions
Additional Information
Exercises
Lesson 2
Text A Nomenclature of Alcohols
Text B Carbohydrates
Reading Materials ( Ⅰ ) Amino Acids
Reading Materials ( Ⅱ ) The Plant Kingdom
Additional Information
Exercises
Lesson 3
Text A The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle: A Carbon and Energy Wheel
Text B Induction and Feedback Repression
Reading Materials ( Ⅰ ) Toluene Biodegradation Pathways
Reading Materials ( Ⅱ ) Regulation of Branched Metabolic Pathway
Additional Information
Exercises
Lesson 4
Text A Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
Text B Proteins
Reading Materials ( Ⅰ ) Macromolecules
Reading Materials ( Ⅱ ) Assay Procedure for Protein Concentration
Additional Information
Exercises
Lesson 5
Text A Enzymes
Text B Hydrolytic Enzymes
Reading Materials ( Ⅰ ) Cattle Feed Enzymes and Probiotics
Reading Materials ( Ⅱ ) Inhibition of Enzyme Activity and Immobilized Enzymes
Additional Information
Exercises
Lesson 6
Text A Microorganisms and Viruses
Text B Introduction to Microbiology
Reading Materials ( Ⅰ ) Cell Quantification
Reading Materials ( Ⅱ ) Maintenance and Storage
Additional Information
Exercises
Lesson 7
Text A Gene Cloning in Bacteria
Text B Gene Control in Prokaryotes
Reading Materials ( Ⅰ ) Quality of the DNA Vaccines
Reading Materials ( Ⅱ ) Selection of Mutagens
Additional Information
Exercises
Lesson 8
Text A Conventional Batch Fermentation Processes for Ethanol Production...
Text B Batch and Continuous Processes
Reading Materials ( Ⅰ ) Various Phenomena That Occur Within SSF Bioreactor
Reading Materials ( Ⅱ ) Oxygen Transfer
Additional Information
Exercises
Lesson 9
Lesson 10
Lesson 11
Lesson 12
Lesson 13
Lesson 14
Lesson 15
Lesson 16
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US Patent
Appendix
习题参考答案
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