Title: peptide vaccine
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - peptide vaccine
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13547
Status: current

Definition
Preparation of an immunologically active peptide found in a disease-causing organism or substance, or any of their products, which is specially treated for use in vaccination.

Related Term
- vaccination: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13771

Source
- 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)

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Citation: Citation: 'peptide vaccine' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13547
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