title: Plant-based material, protein and biodegradable plastic.
abstract: Fibrous proteins from spiders, proteins with synthetic multiple repeats and mammalian structural proteins such as collagen have been produced in transgenic plants. Recent advances in the production of biodegradable plastic in plants also show the potential of molecular farming for research into and production of materials. Selection of a growing variety of such products, optimization of expression, and the development of effective purification strategies will further promote this growing field of biotechnology.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biochemie, Christian-Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, Olshausenstrasse 40, D-24098 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scheller
authors.forename: Udo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Conrad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003094:Collagen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D007313:Insecta; D008322:Mammals; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D010969:Plastics / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D047011:Silk / Q000235:genetics / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D013112:Spiders
chemical_list: D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D010969:Plastics; D047011:Silk; D003094:Collagen