RECOMBINANT PROTEIN EXPRESSION IN PLANTS

Human utilization of recombinant proteins of therapeutical interest, a s hemoglobin, implies that the transgenic host allows a low cost produ ction of the active proteins with minimal risks of pathogen contaminat ion. In this regard, the use of transgenic plants could be of great in terest. In particular, the systems based on plants could be one of the most economical transgenic system, compared with the others, because biomass obtention in fields is not expensive.