Freeze-Drying of Plant Tissue Containing HBV Surface Antigen for the Oral Vaccine against Hepatitis B

The aim of this study was to develop a freeze-drying protocol facilitating successful processing of plant material containing the small surface antigen of hepatitis B virus (S-HBsAg) while preserving its VLP structure and immunogenicity. Freeze-drying of the antigen in lettuce leaf tissue, without a...

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Main Authors: Marcin Czyż, Radosław Dembczyński, Roman Marecik, Justyna Wojas-Turek, Magdalena Milczarek, Elżbieta Pajtasz-Piasecka, Joanna Wietrzyk, Tomasz Pniewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/485689