Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (10): 1-7.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2015.10.005

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Present Situation and Prospects on Application of Plant Bioreactor in Pharmaceutical

Chen Jinmei, Jiang Luyi, Hong Zhi   

  1. School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000
  • Received:2014-11-15 Online:2015-10-28 Published:2015-10-28

Abstract: With recent advances on the development and techniques in the life sciences, particularly in genetic engineering and molecular biology, a diverse range of organisms as “factories” can be utilized to produce the products to cure human disease or for preventative measures, i.e., biopharmaceuticals. Currently, bacterial, yeast, invertebrate and mammalian cells as well as plant expression system are already extensively utilized as bioreactors, whilst among them, plant bioreactors have shown the greatest potential, attracting world-wide attentions, due to their easy operation and cost efficiency. In this review, the applications of plant bioreactors, including existing problems and feasible modifying measures are summarized, followed by the prospects on the application and promotion of plant bioreactors based on the biopharmaceutical development trend.

Key words: biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical proteins, plant bioreactor, protein glycosylation, microRNA