Question

Which of the following is an example of molecular farming?

• A. Production of Flavr Savr tomato
• B. Production of hirudin from Brassica nupus seeds
• C. Cultivation of golden rice
• D. Cultivation of transgenic tobacco plants

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Production of hirudin from Brassica nupus seeds

Production of hirudin from Brassica nupus seeds involved molecular farming achieved through seed-specific expression of the hirudin(an anticoagulant found in leeches) and oleosin(a protein in seed) fusion mRNA. The fusion protein was targeted to the oil body membrane of the seed and separated and extracted from the majority of other seed proteins by flotation centrifugation. All done using rDNA and molecular farming technology.

So, the correct option is 'Production of hirudin from Brassica napus seeds'