The urge for food security and sustainability has advanced the field of microalgal
biotechnology. Microalgae are microorganisms able to grow using (sun) light, fertilizers …

Immunoglobulin A (IgA) plays a key role in defending mucosal surfaces against attack by
infectious microorganisms. Such sites present a major site of susceptibility due to their vast …

Protein N-and O-glycosylation are well known co-and post-translational modifications of
immunoglobulins. Antibody glycosylation on the Fab and Fc portion is known to influence …

Protein glycosylation has a huge impact on biological processes in all domains of life. The
type of glycan present on a recombinant glycoprotein depends on protein intrinsic features …

The penetration of substances from the surface to deep inside plant tissues is called
infiltration. Although various plant tissues may be effectively saturated with externally …

Plants offer several unique advantages in the production of recombinant pharmaceuticals for
humans and animals. Although numerous recombinant proteins have been expressed in …

In the past three decades, a great interest has arisen in the use of immunoglobulins as
therapeutic agents. In particular, since the approval of the first monoclonal antibody …

Protein glycosylation, the attachment of sugars to amino acid side chains, can endow
proteins with a wide variety of properties of great interest to the engineering biology …

Glycosylation is an important protein modification in all eukaryotes. Whereas the early
asparagine-linked glycosylation (N-glycosylation) and N-glycan processing steps in the …

The term microalga refers to various unicellular and photosynthetic organisms representing
a polyphyletic group. It gathers numerous species, which can be found in cyanobacteria (ie …