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Enzymes: Plant-based Production and their Applications
Muhammad Sarwar Khan1, Ghulam Mustafa1, Faiz Ahmad Joyia1
1Center of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Protein and Peptide Letters
|January 24, 2018
Summary
Genetically modified plants offer a cost-effective method for producing enzymes with correct structures. This approach enables large-scale enzyme production for industrial and pharmaceutical applications, benefiting both plant and human health.
Area of Science:
- Biotechnology
- Plant molecular biology
- Enzymology
Background:
- Enzymes are crucial biocatalysts in biomolecule production.
- Transgenic plants serve as cost-effective systems for producing structurally sound enzymes.
- Plants offer inexpensive platforms for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical production.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review enzyme properties and significance.
- To explore the accumulation of foreign proteins/enzymes in plant cells for commercial use.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of enzyme production in plants.
- Analysis of genetic modification techniques for enzyme expression.
- Evaluation of plant-based enzyme accumulation mechanisms.
Main Results:
- Plant enzymes are vital for cellular functions, growth, and development.
- Investigating plant enzymes and metabolic pathways can improve health.
- Genetically modified (GM) plants facilitate enhanced enzyme expression.
Conclusions:
- GM plants provide a viable alternative for large-scale enzyme production.
- Understanding plant enzymes aids in improving plant and human health.
- Enzymes of industrial and pharmaceutical importance can be efficiently produced in GM plants.
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