Lysozyme is a~ 14 kDa protein present in many mucosal secretions (tears, saliva, and
mucus) and tissues of animals and plants, and plays an important role in the innate …

Lysozymes are hydrolytic enzymes characterized by their ability to cleave the β-(1, 4)-
glycosidic bonds in peptidoglycan, a major structural component of the bacterial cell wall …

Advanced glycation end products (AGEs), a group of compounds that are formed by non-
enzymatic reactions between carbonyl groups of reducing sugars and free amino groups of …

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 …

Human milk contains many proteins that have been shown to be bioactive, but it is still not
known whether these activities are exerted in breast‐fed infants. These bioactivities include …

“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 …

Global demand for recombinant proteins has steadily accelerated for the last 20 years.
These recombinant proteins have a wide range of important applications, including vaccines …

Plants are becoming commercially acceptable for recombinant protein production for human
therapeutics, vaccine antigens, industrial enzymes, and nutraceuticals. Recently, significant …

Rice biotechnology has made rapid advances since the first transgenic rice plants were
produced 15 years ago. Over the past decade, this progress has resulted in the …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are vital components of the innate immune system of nearly
all living organisms. They generally act in the first line of defense against various pathogenic …