Plant molecular farming: systems and products. Academic Article

abstract

• 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 commercially useful proteins for pharmaceutical and industrial uses. The advantages and disadvantages of each system are discussed. The first plant-derived molecular farming products have reached the marketplace and other products are poised to join them during the next few years. We explain the rationale for using plants as biofactories. We also describe the products currently on the market, and those that appear likely to join them in the near future. Lastly, we discuss the issue of public acceptance of molecular farming products.

authors

• Woodard, Susan

published proceedings

• Plant Cell Rep

altmetric score

• 9

author list (cited authors)

• Horn, M. E., Woodard, S. L., & Howard, J. A.

citation count

• 172

complete list of authors

• Horn, ME||Woodard, SL||Howard, JA

publication date

• January 2004

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Plant Cell Reports  Journal

keywords

• Biological Products
• Biotechnology
• Drug Industry
• Humans
• Plant Proteins
• Plants, Genetically Modified
• Public Opinion
• Recombinant Proteins

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s00299-004-0767-1

start page

• 711

end page

• 720

volume

• 22

issue

• 10

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00299-004-0767-1