Production of heterologous polysaccharides in plants

摘要

The invention relates to a novel method for producing bacterial or viral saccharides, such as capsular, immunogenic or membrane saccharides, in a plant cell. Also provided plants, plant cells, plant parts, and plant products comprising such a bacterial or viral saccharide. The invention is based upon the novel finding that bacterial enzymes can be used in a plant cell to produce bacterial or viral capsular, immunogenic and/or membrane saccharides.