Recombinant Protein Production of Earthworm Lumbrokinase for Potential Antithrombotic Application

Figure 5

Using transgenic plants for pharmaceutical protein production. A candidate LK gene is introduced into a plant expression vector (1) and integrated into a transgenic plant (2). Transgenic plants are grown (3) and then harvested for protein purification (4) which can then be administered by injection (5) or used as a vegetable or fruit (6) and eaten as a food with therapeutic properties (7).