Nepenthes: State of the art of an inspiring plant for biotechnologists

•Nepenthes: as a source for isolating a large diversity of proteases or specialized metabolites.•Nepenthes: an inspiration for developing new surfaces. Plant carnivory results from the adaptation of plants to their environment. The capture and digestion of preys, followed by their assimilation by th...

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Published in:Journal of biotechnology 2018-01, Vol.265, p.109-115
Main Authors: Miguel, Sissi, Hehn, Alain, Bourgaud, Frédéric
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Carnivory
Caryophyllales
Digestive fluid
Humans
Life Sciences
Molecular biology
Naphtoquinone
Nepenthes
Pest Control, Biological
Pitcher
Protease
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Summary:•Nepenthes: as a source for isolating a large diversity of proteases or specialized metabolites.•Nepenthes: an inspiration for developing new surfaces. Plant carnivory results from the adaptation of plants to their environment. The capture and digestion of preys, followed by their assimilation by the plant is a source of additional nutrients to overcome scarce nutrient in poor soils. Nepenthes are highly studied carnivorous plants and have developed a number of ecological traits which have attracted the attention of plant biologists. Multiple adaptive strategies developed by these plants make them a source of inspiration for many applications ranging from therapeutic treatments to biocontrol solution in agriculture. The outstanding tissue organization of the digestive pitcher can help to create new and original materials usable in everyday life. In this review article, we propose a state of the art of the latest studies carried out on these particular plants and we establish a list of potential tracks for their exploitation.
ISSN:0168-1656
1873-4863
DOI:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.11.014