Plant-derived Vaccines

Download or read book Plant-derived Vaccines written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enormous progress made in plant genomics is opening the possibility of using plants as bioreactors for the production of pharmaceutical products, ranging from immunogens (single peptides to complex structures such as virus-like particles) to adjuvants, microbicides and monoclonal antibodies. This book includes 11 chapters spanning most of the issues involved in plant-based vaccine production, including intellectual property considerations and veterinary applications. In addition to the detailed description of antigen expression in different plant systems, adjuvant production and plant glyc.