RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FROM TRANSGENIC PLANTS

Transgenic plants can express a wide variety of foreign genes and offe r the opportunity of large-scale protein production in agricultural sy stems. The recombinant protein can serve both ex situ and in situ purp oses. Due to significant progress in plant molecular biology, many dif ferent plant species can now be transformed and are even capable of pr oducing very complex proteins such as antibodies or vaccines. Furtherm ore, recombinant proteins can mediate resistance against microbial pat hogens, such as fungi or viruses, or protect transgenic plants from in sect pests.