Harnessing plant biosynthesis for the development of next-generation therapeutics

by Philip Spence, James Reed, Anne Osbourn

Genomics-based predictions indicate that plants harbor the ability to make a vast array of as yet undiscovered chemistry. Recent advances open up the potential to harness this capability at unprecedented scale for the discovery and development of new therapeutics. Genomics-based predictions indicate that plants harbor the ability to make a vast array of as yet undiscovered chemistry. This Perspective argues that recent advances open up the potential to harness this capability at unprecedented scale for the discovery and development of new drugs.