Case Study

High Potency Containment For Polypeptide Vaccine Manufacturing

Source: Extract Technology

By Peter Devenny & Aleksandra Tambor, et al

By Peter Devenny & Aleksandra Tambor, Extract Technology
Martin Gambel, Polypeptide; Patrick Muller, Rommelag; Mike Fenner, Pharmatech

What is a Peptide/Polypeptide and what is its purpose?

Some pharmaceutical products use peptides and polypeptides in vaccines to stimulate antibody production. Biochemists generally use the term polypeptide to describe medium-size peptide chains consisting of 10 or more amino acids. The pancreatic hormone insulin is a widely known example of a polypeptide. Insulin helps your body to use and store sugar.

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