Use of plant roots for phytoremediation and molecular farming

Citation
D. Gleba et al., Use of plant roots for phytoremediation and molecular farming, P NAS US, 96(11), 1999, pp. 5973-5977
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ISSN journal
00278424 → ACNP
Volume
96
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
5973 - 5977
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-8424(19990525)96:11<5973:UOPRFP>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Alternative agriculture, which expands the uses of plants well beyond food and fiber, is beginning to change plant biology, Two plant-based biotechnol ogies were recently developed that take advantage of the ability of plant r oots to absorb or secrete various substances. They are (i) phytoextraction, the use of plants to remove pollutants from the environment and (ii) rhizo secretion, a subset of molecular farming, designed to produce and secrete v aluable natural products and recombinant proteins from roots. Here we discu ss recent advances in these technologies and assess their potential in soil remediation, drug discovery, and molecular farming.