PLANTS OF THE GENUS NICOTIANA AS A SOURCE OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES

he development of biotechnology in the 21st century has given rise to the production of transgenic plants, the relevance of which as a source of antibodies for humans is associated with the identical structure of plant and animal cells and specific pathogen-free status. Plants of the genus Nicotiana are one of the first sources of plant antibodies, in particular, the transgenic plant Nicotiana tabacum. The popular source of monoclonal antibodies is the plant Nicotiana benthamiana, which are widely used in the treatment of breast cancer. Thus, plants of the genus Nicotiana can become sources of monoclonal antibodies. Currently, the search for new and promising plants that can serve as bioreactors is actively underway.