Substances in Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crops
 The following is a list of experimental pharmaceutical and industrial substances that have been engineered into crops. Many of them are bioactive and/or toxic. Currently, no drugs produced in genetically engineered plants are on the market.
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Pharmaceuticals or Drugs Proteins for healing wounds and treating conditions such as anemia, liver cirrhosis, and cystic fibrosis; anticoagulants; blood substitutes; hormones; and enzymes to treat Fabry's and Gaucher's diseases. |
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Antibodies Substances that home in on disease-causing molecules with great specificity. Examples are antibodies to fight cancer and tooth decay. |
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Vaccines Substances to be injected or given orally to humans and animals to confer immunity to diseases, including vaccines against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, rabies, cholera, piglet diarrhea, and foot-and-mouth disease. So-called "edible" vaccines are fruits and vegetables engineered to contain vaccines that are delivered by ingestion. Edible vaccines were originally envisioned in whole foods like tomatoes that can be eaten raw, but dosing and quality control considerations have led most developers to consider at least minimal processing of foods and batch production. Edible vaccines are being developed against hepatitis B, measles, polio, and various types of viral diarrhea. |
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Industrial Chemicals Compounds used in the manufacture of products such as paper, plastics, personal care items, and laundry detergents. Examples are trypsin and laccase. |
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Research Chemicals Substances used in investigative and diagnostic laboratories. Examples are avidin and beta-glucuronidase. |
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Bioenergy Traits or Substances |
