Biotechnological developments in Turkey
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol.16, no.1, pp.53-94, 1996 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Review
- Volume: 16 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 1996
- Doi Number: 10.3109/07388559609146600
- Journal Name: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.53-94
- Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Turkey is a country not usually associated with industrial biotechnology. However, when current research potential in universities and other R & D centers and particularly contributions made to the international literature since the mid-1980s are taken into account, high-quality international-level work is now commonplace, especially in areas such as industrial microbiology, enzyme technology, biomaterials and biological wastewater treatment. Work in plant biotechnology is at a relatively early stage, but is expected to become a rapidly developing force in the near future. The present article documents current potential in Turkey, based on significant publications produced during the last 8 years.