| abstract |
Method of production of a heme-containing polypeptide selected from the group consisting of a leghemoglobin, an erythrocruorin, a non-symbiotic hemoglobin, a flavohemoglobin, a protoglobin, a cyanoglobin, a Hell's gate globin I, a bacterial hemoglobin, a ciliated myoglobin , a protoglobin, 2/2 truncated globin, HbN, HbO and Glb3, said method comprising growing a recombinant plant, said recombinant plant comprising at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding said heme-containing polypeptide, wherein said plant is from a species other than Nicotiana, and purifying said heme-containing polypeptide from a tissue of said plant. |