Imagine a world in which any protein, either naturally occurring or designed by man, could
be produced safely, inexpensively and in almost unlimited quantities using only simple …

Plants provide an inexpensive and convenient system for the large-scale production of
valuable recombinant proteins. This principle has been demonstrated by the commercial …

Occurring naturally in 'heavy chain'immunoglobulins from camels, and now produced in fully
human form, domain antibodies (dAbs) are the smallest known antigen-binding fragments of …

It is widely accepted that a healthy diet is an important factor in preventing chronic diseases,
and in improving energy balance and weight management. Studies have shown strong …

A common argument against using plants as a production system for therapeutic proteins is
their inability to perform authentic human N‐glycosylation (ie the presence of β1, 2 …

Plant molecular farming (PMF) is a new branch of plant biotechnology, where plants are
engineered to produce recombinant pharmaceutical and industrial proteins in large …

▪ Abstract Plastids of higher plants are semi-autonomous organelles with a small, highly
polyploid genome and their own transcription-translation machinery. This review provides …

“Molecular farming” in plants with significant advantages in cost and safety is touted as a
promising platform for the production of complex pharmaceutical proteins. While whole-plant …

In recent years, the use of plants as bioreactors has emerged as an exciting area of research
and significant advances have created new opportunities. The driving forces behind the …

Plant molecular farming is a new and promising industry involving plant biotechnology. In
this review, we describe several diverse plant systems that have been developed to produce …