CONCEPT OF GLOWING PLANTS: FUTURE POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY

Abstract

Bioluminescence is a very common physical phenomenon to generate emit light in the presence of oxygen.
Bioluminescence plants represent a novel frontier in sustainable biotechnology, offering a unique convergence of
natural illumination and synthetic biology. There have been transformed with bioluminescence gene to originate in
living organism or plants so far – from bacteria, fungi, insects, firefly, marine organism, algae, dinoflagellate,
jellyfish, earthworm, and sea star fish into plant genomes, researchers are developing self-sustaining, light-emitting
plants that require no external electricity. During the past years, it was found that bioluminescence system such as the
luciferase-luciferin system, PBIN technique, bacterial bioluminescence system, caffeic acid cycle (CAC), and
fluorescent proteins (FPs) are generating glowing plants in the dark area and can be easily seen by our naked eyes.
Here, we summarized the review of literatures rebuilding bioluminescent system to development of auto luminescence
in plant cells. In future possibilities, bioluminescence plants can be used not only in scientific research area, but also a
capable of alternative option as formation of artificial light source of lighting. As the next generation of society seeks
innovative solutions to climate and energy challenges, bioluminescent plants offer a promising and symbolic step
toward a more regenerative and ecologically integrated future.