Preferred Label : SB AS-2;
NCIt definition : A proprietary vaccine adjuvant consisting of an oil-in-water emulsion of saponin QS21
and monophosphoryl lipid A with potential immunostimulating activity. Mono-phosphoryl
lipid A is a detoxified derivative of lipid A, a component of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
found in most gram-negative bacteria. QS21 is a purified saponin fraction extracted
from the South American tree Quillaja saponaria Molina. When co-administered with
peptide vaccines, the adjuvant vaccine may elicit strong humoral and cellular immune
responses.;
Molecule name : SB AS-2;
Origin ID : C2580;
UMLS CUI : C0879269;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
- is_component_of_chemotherapy_regimen
