PLoS Biology (Nov 2024)

Harnessing plant biosynthesis for the development of next-generation therapeutics.

  • Philip Spence,
  • James Reed,
  • Anne Osbourn

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002886
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 11
p. e3002886

Abstract

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Genomics-based predictions indicate that plants harbor the ability to make a vast array of as yet undiscovered chemistry. Recent advances open up the potential to harness this capability at unprecedented scale for the discovery and development of new therapeutics.