Recent Research papers in Biotechnology

04-Jul-2015 | Julian K‐C. Ma, Jürgen Drossard, David Lewis, Friedrich Altmann, Julia Boyle, Paul Christou, Tom Cole, Philip Dale..., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2015

Summary Although plant biotechnology has been widely investigated for the production of clinical‐grade monoclonal antibodies, no antibody products derived from transgenic plants have yet been approved by pharmaceutical regulators for clinical testing. In the Pharma‐Planta project, the ...

25-May-2015 | Richard B. McQualter, Chandra Bellasio, Leigh K. Gebbie, Lars A. Petrasovits, Robin W. Palfreyman, Mark P. Hodson, M ..., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2015

Summary In planta production of the bioplastic polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is one important way in which plant biotechnology can address environmental problems and emerging issues related to peak oil. However, high biomass C4 plants such as maize, switch grass and sugarcane develop adverse ...

13-May-2015 | Monica Colombo, Chiara Mizzotti, Simona Masiero, Martin M. Kater, Paolo Pesaresi, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2015

Abstract In recent years, peptide aptamers have emerged as novel molecular tools that have attracted the attention of researchers in various fields of basic and applied science, ranging from medicine to analytical chemistry. These artificial short peptides are able to specifically bind...

20-Oct-2014 | Quanzi Li, Jian Song, Shaobing Peng, Jack P. Wang, Guan‐Zheng Qu, Ronald R. Sederoff, Vincent L. Chiang, Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2014

Summary Lignocelluloses from plant cell walls are attractive resources for sustainable biofuel production. However, conversion of lignocellulose to biofuel is more expensive than other current technologies, due to the costs of chemical pretreatment and enzyme hydrolysis for cell wall ...