Concentration determination of a recombinant vaccine antigen adsorbed onto an alum adjuvant by chemiluminescent nitrogen detection

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-37

  Amari, John V ^a,b   Levesque, Philip ^a   Lian, Zhirui ^a   Lowden, Trish ^a   DeAlwis, Uditha ^a  

^a ID Biochem Corp of Northborough   (United States)

^b Syntonix Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Adsorbate vaccine; Alum; Chemiluminescent nitrogen detection; Nitrogen content

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; GLYCINE; NITROGEN; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT VACCINE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); METHODOLOGY; NITROGEN DETECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUPERNATANT;

ADJUVANTS, PHARMACEUTIC; ADSORPTION; ALUM COMPOUNDS; ANTIGENS; CALIBRATION; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; NITROGEN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC;

EID: 17644426636     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11095-004-9006-2     Document Type: Article

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