Preferred Label : subunit vaccine;
Definition : A subunit vaccine is the one which is based on the synthetic peptides or recombinant
antigenic proteins, which are necessary for invigorating long-lasting protective and/or
therapeutic immune response. The subunit vaccine, however, exhibits low immunogenicity
and requires auxiliary support of an adjuvant to potentiate the vaccine-induced immune
responses. Kaur, S. P. and Gupta, V. (2020). COVID-19 Vaccine: A comprehensive status
report. Virus Research 288: 198114.;
Synonyme : protein sub-unit vaccine; protein subunit vaccine; sub-unit vaccine;
Origin ID : L7HQXSZF-6;
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A subunit vaccine is the one which is based on the synthetic peptides or recombinant
antigenic proteins, which are necessary for invigorating long-lasting protective and/or
therapeutic immune response. The subunit vaccine, however, exhibits low immunogenicity
and requires auxiliary support of an adjuvant to potentiate the vaccine-induced immune
responses. Kaur, S. P. and Gupta, V. (2020). COVID-19 Vaccine: A comprehensive status
report. Virus Research 288: 198114.
