Transformation of tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum L.) with the recombinant hepatitis B virus genes 35SHBsAg and 35SHBsAgER

The recombinant surface antigen of hepatitis B virus (HBsAg), purified from transgenic plants, proved to be efficient when utilized for raising anti-HB antibodies for the prevention of hepatitis B. Because of the important role of the HBsAg antigen in hepatitis B prevention, the coding sequence of H...

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Main Authors: Juliana Martins Ribeiro, Débora Costa Bastos, Eduardo Alves Gamosa de Oliveira, Jackson Antônio Marcondes de Souza, Márcio dos Santos Teixeira Pinto, Ekkehard Ernst Theodor Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2010-03-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume231/1a11.pdf