Process for expressing the hepatitis B virus antigen using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae transformant
US5693497A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/942
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is disclosed an antigen comprising an amino acid sequence of the suce antigen of a hepatitis B virus. The present antigen can be produced easily and safely at low cost by means of recombinant DNA technique. The present antigen can be used as an effective vaccine and diagnostic for hepatitis B.
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