Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 1.
Plant-made Pharmaceuticals Approaching Market Stage
a
Status
b
Product
Application
Plant Host(s)
Company
Biopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals for humans
AB
AB cancer vaccine
Tobacco
Phase 2 clinical trials
Large Scale Biology
Corp., USA
d
CaroRx
TM
AB carries prophylaxis
Tobacco
Phase 2 clinical trials
e
Planet
Biotechnology,
USA
Gastric lipase
Cystic fibrosis
Maize
Phase 2 clinical trials
Meristem
Therapeutics,
France
f
Hepatitis antigen
Oral vaccine against
Hepatitis B
Potato
Phase 2 clinical trials
Arizona State
University, USA
Human glucocere-
brosidase
Gaucher's disease
Carrot cells
Phase 3 clinical trials
completed in 2009 (US
Food and Drug
Administration)
Protalix
Biotherapeutics,
Israel
Human intrinsic
factor
Food supplement;
Vitamin B
12
deficiency
Arabidopsis
thaliana
Approval from Danish
national authorities for
commercial production in
greenhouse; approval as
food supplement under the
EU Regulation for GM
food and feed pending
Cobento Biotech
AS, Denmark
