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Quillaja saponin adjuvant and vaccine formulation containing same

US5817314A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 6, 1996
Grant dateOct 6, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K2039/55577
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A novel saponin component having a molecular weight of about 956 daltons, a process for isolating the saponin component from the bark of Quillaja saponaria Molina, a vaccine formulation comprising the saponin component as an immune adjuvant, a method for increasing the immune response to an antigen by employing an adjuvant composition comprising saponin component and a second adjuvant.

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