Peptide vaccine

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008611",
  "term": "Peptide vaccine",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A type of subunit vaccine that uses short, synthetic chains of amino acids corresponding to the epitopes of a pathogen's antigens to elicit a specific immune response. These peptides are too small to induce an immune response on their own and must be administered with an adjuvant or conjugated to a larger carrier protein. Because they contain only specific, targeted fragments, peptide vaccines avoid the risks associated with using whole inactivated or live attenuated organisms.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "vaccination"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1226 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/peptide-vaccine/"
}