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plant-made pharmaceutical

bioengineered drug
Also known as: PMP
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  • Plants such as tobacco are being explored for their potential for pharming, which entails the genetic modification of an animal or a plant for the production of pharmaceutical compounds.
    pharming

    Plant-made pharmaceuticals (PMPs) differ from naturally occurring therapeutic plant compounds because pharmed plants are genetically engineered to express a gene that produces a therapeutic substance. This factor also distinguishes pharmed plants from plants genetically modified for agricultural purposes. PMPs can be extracted and purified from…

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    Plant-made pharmaceuticals (PMPs) differ from naturally occurring therapeutic plant compounds because pharmed plants are genetically engineered to express a gene that produces a therapeutic substance. This factor also distinguishes pharmed plants from plants genetically modified for agricultural purposes. PMPs can be extracted and purified from…

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