Development of RNA-Based Drugs: Basic Biochemistry and Pharmacology to Pharmaceutical Applications and Production

This comprehensive book describes the biochemical activities of RNA molecules and fully presents their potential as drugs. Most published books about RNA focus on one of the two most popular aspects: aptamers and siRNA. The promising therapeutic types like isRNA and mRNA being are barely presented, with little about the potent, feasible, and safe options they can become.

Within the book, scientific data is complemented by special chapters on production, patents, and official regulations (drug administrations). These chapters are of prime relevance since they are rarely published as a whole: for the production, the industry does not disclose details; for patents, the situation is very complicated; and for the regulations, only notes and guidelines are released – all of which combine to make the field unclear.