Characterization of Genetically Modified Plants Producing Bioactive Compounds for Human Health: A Systemic Review

<ns2:p>Increasing knowledge on plant biotechnology, nutrition and medicine has altered the concepts regarding food, health and agriculture. Researchers in medical biotechnology as well as plant biology are recommending the application of plant systems, their products such as phytoceuticals, foods and phytotherapy to perk up human health along with disease prevention and treatment. Plants derived pharmaceuticals offer numerous advantages over other techniques such as mammalian cell culture methods etc. These modern trends have highlighted potential targets for the blooming pharma industry based on plant biotechnology. Most early studies, as well as current work, focus on crops as well as non-crop transgenic plants expressing several advantageous proteins that can be extracted, processed and used in the treatment of different diseases. The major part of public opinion is positive regarding the competence of biotechnology for improving life quality and standards. But unfortunately, due to some ambiguities in consumer’s mind, phytoceutical production from transgenic plants is a bit ignored field both at researcher and consumer end. This review tried to put on view and differentiate the production of phytoceuticals from transgenic plants concerning human health. Readers will find twenty years of progress on phytoceuticals and their relatedness to reported human disease studies as well as trials. It also covers a comparison of different techniques to distinguish the production of phytoceuticals from transgenics and issues along with existing regulations for their safety and commercialization.</ns2:p>