A trial of production of the plant-derived high-value protein in a plant factory

• DOI: 10.4161/psb.6.8.16373
• Publication Date: 2011-09-16T15:34:14Z
• Authors: Kazuhisa Kato; Shinichiro Maruyama; Tadayoshi Hirai; Kyoko Hiwasa-Tanase; Tsuyoshi Mizoguchi; Eiji Goto; Hiroshi Ezura
• Keywords: Plant factory; Factory (object-oriented programming); Genetically modified tomato

One of the ultimate goals plant science is to test a hypothesis obtained by basic and apply it agriculture industry. A factory one ideal systems for this trial. Environmental factors affect both yield accumulation recombinant proteins industrial applications within transgenic plants. However, there have been few reports studying productivity protein in closed cultivation called factories. To investigate effects photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) on tomato fruit miraculin, taste-modifying glycoprotein, fruits, plants were cultivated at various PPFs from 100 400 (µmol m-2 s-1) factory. Miraculin production per unit energy used was highest PPF100, although miraculin area PPF300. The commercial fruits largely depended light conditions Our trial will be useful consider trade-offs between profits high-value materials costs electricity.