toward the next century of medicine Hefferon, Kathleen L. creator text bibliography flu Boca Raton CRC Press c2010 2010 monographic eng

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xvii, 206 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. "Transgenic plants present enormous potential to become one of the most cost-effective and safe systems for large-scale production of proteins for industrial, pharmaceutical, veterinary, and agricultural uses. Over the past decade, much progress has been made with respect to the development of vaccines, antibodies, and other therapeutic proteins. Biopharmaceuticals in Plants: Toward the Next Century of Medicine provides a comprehensive survey of all major aspects of the development and production of plant-made biopharmaceuticals."--Publisher’s description History of plants in production of biopharmaceuticals -- Transgenic plants expressing vaccine and therapeutic proteins -- Chloroplast engineering and production of biopharmaceuticals -- Plant viral expression vectors and production of biopharmaceuticals in plants -- Glycosylation of therapeutic proteins in plants -- Scale-up of plant-derived pharmaceuticals : prospects for commerical production and for global health -- The immune response to plant-derived biopharmaceuticals -- Risk analysis and safety of plant-made biopharmaceuticals -- Epilogue : the future specialized Kathleen Laura Hefferon Includes bibliographical references and index Biological products Transgenic plants Plant genetic regulation Pharmaceutical technology Biological Products Plants, Genetically Modified metabolism Gene Expression Regulation, Plant Plant Extracts Technology, Pharmaceutical 9781439804742 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1439804745 (hardcover : alk. paper) UMP 100722 20251117150158.0 vtls000047224