The Innovation from Innsbruck: Plant-based Allergen Recombinantly Produced in Green Alga

biotechnet Switzerland

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  • Elsbeth Heinzelmann Journalist science + technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2016.818

Keywords:

Algal-derived edible vaccines, Birch pollen (betula) allergen bet v 1, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Non- glycosylated therapeutic proteins, Peanut-induced anaphylaxis, Polymerase chain reaction (pcr), Recombinant allergen

Abstract

An innovation in biotechnology: for the first time, researchers from MCI Innsbruck and the University of Salzburg have manufactured and purified a plant-based allergen in a green alga and opened the door to a specific immunotherapy against allergies. Their vision: to replace the unpleasant injection with oral administration, as its production is both simple and cost-effective.

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2016-11-30

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