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 …

The use of whole plants for the synthesis of recombinant proteins has received a great deal
of attention recently because of advantages in economy, scalability and safety compared …

This review deals with the production of high-value secondary metabolites including
pharmaceuticals and food additives through plant cell cultures, shoot cultures, root cultures …

This book has been written to meet the needs of students for biotechnology courses at
various levels of undergraduate and graduate studies. This book covers all the important …

Molecular farming is the production of pharmaceutically important and commercially
valuable proteins in plants. Its purpose is to provide a safe and inexpensive means for the …

“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 …

Genetically modified (or GM) plants have attracted a large amount of media attention in
recent years and continue to do so. Despite this, the general public remains largely unaware …

▪ Abstract Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are toxic N-glycosidases that depurinate
the universally conserved α-sarcin loop of large rRNAs. This depurination inactivates the …

Foreign proteins synthesised by plants are now in the marketplace, and clinical trials for
plant-derived therapeutic proteins are underway. Economic analysis of plant production …

The ability to produce monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) in plants offers the opportunity for the
development of an inexpensive method of mucosal immunoprotection against sexually …