In this article we will discuss about the production of pharmaceutical proteins in transgenic plants. Many pharmaceutical proteins of mammalian origin have been synthesized in plants. These ranges from blood products such as human serum albumin. There is an annual demand of more than 500 tonnes for many of these proteins. In view of their economic feasibility, transgenic plants have [...]
In this article we will discuss about the representation of gene for gene interaction in resistance development. Plants, in nature, contain several resistance genes as a defensive role. Since the turn of this century plant breeders have used these disease resistance genes commonly known as 'R' genes to counter plant disease. Knowledge about genetic and biochemical basis of plant disease [...]
In this article we will discuss about the examples of transgenic plants for phytoremediation. 1. Phytoremediation of Mercury: There have been reports on the ability of certain plant species which have ability to accumulate mercury both from atmospheric and soil sources. However, plant species never ventured hyper accumulation of mercury, researcher use engineered plants by introducing bacterial specific genes for [...]