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. 2013 Aug 20;28(2):145–159. doi: 10.1007/s40259-013-0062-1

Table 1.

Non-exhaustive list of recombinant proteins produced in plants, with the pathology and clinical status phases indicated for each recombinant protein

Recombinant protein Class Plant Pathology Clinical trial status Reference or company website
CaroRX™ Antibody Tobacco Tooth decay Approved as medical device http://www.planetbiotechnology.com/
DoxoRX™ Antibody Tobacco Side effects of cancer therapy Phase I complete http://www.planetbiotechnology.com/
RhinoRX™ Tobacco Rhinovirus prophylactic Phase II http://www.planetbiotechnology.com/
Fv antibodies (38C13) Antibody Tobacco Lymphoma Phase I complete http://www.lsbc.coma
IgG (ICAM1) Antibody Tobacco Common cold Phase I http://www.planetbiotechnology.com/
Antibody hepatitis B Antibody Tobacco Hepatitis B On market [115]
2 G12IgG1 Antibody Maize HIV-1 Phase I http://www.pharma-planta.net/
Tobacco
Antitumor necrosis factor (Pr-anti-TNF) Antibody Carrot Arthritis Preclinical http://www.protalix.com/
Anti-CD20 mAb (BLX-301) Antibody Duckweed Lymphomas Preclinical http://www.biolex.com/
MAPP66 Antibody Tobacco HSV/HIV microbicide Phase I http://www.bayer.com/
Avicidin® Antibody Maize Colorectal cancer Withdraw from phase II
IgA (HIgA-1) Antibody Soybean HSV Phase I http://www.epicyte.com/
Cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) Vaccine Rice Cholera Phase I [116, 117]
LT-B Vaccine Maize Diarrhea Phase I [118]
Potato Phase I
LT-B and TGEV glycoprotein S Vaccine Maize Diarrhea and gastroenteritis Phase I [119]
HBsAg Vaccine Lettuce Hepatitis Phase I [120]
Potato [121]
HBsAg-env, gag epitopes of HIV-1 Vaccine Tomato Hepatitis [122]
Norwalk virus capsid protein (NVCP) Vaccine Potato Gastroenteritis Phase I [123]
Major capsid protein VP6 Vaccine Potato Severe viral diarrhea Preclinical [124]

HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen, HSV herpes simplex virus, ICAM intercellular adhesion molecule, LT-B heat labile enterotoxin B subunit, mAb monoclonal antibody, TGEV transmissible gastroenteritis virus